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Guskhara Airfield

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Type
  
Military airfield

Year built
  
1944

In use
  
1944-1945

Guskhara Airfield

Battles/wars
  
Burma Campaign 1944-1945

Controlled by
  
United States Army Air Forces

Guskhara Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in India used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned.

History

Guskhara was a photo-recon base for the Tenth Air Force during 1944-1945. Its primary tenants were the following units:

  • 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
    • 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 5 January-26 March 1944 24th Combat Mapping Squadron 5 January 1944 - February 1945 40th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 18 July-9 August 1944
  • 35th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (F-5/P-38) June 13, 1944 - September 1, 1944
  • 426th Night Fighter Squadron, January–August 1945 (P-61) (Detachment)
  • 2nd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron

    • References

    Guskhara Airfield Wikipedia
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