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Military airfield

La Chorrera Army Airfield

Controlled by
  
United States Army Air Forces

La Chorrera Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II air base on Panama. It was a sub-base of Albrook Field and later Howard Field which used for dispersal and overflow units as part of the defense of the Panama Canal.

Units assigned to the field were:

  • 30th Pursuit (later Fighter) Squadron (37th Fighter Group), 24 November 1941 – 3 January 1943 (P-40 Warhawk)
  • 31st Pursuit (later Fighter) Squadron (37th Fighter Group), 9–23 December 1941; 3 February-19 May 1942 (P-40 Warhawk)
  • 24th Fighter Squadron (16th Fighter Group), 15 March–September 1942; 10Jan-28 May 1943 (P-39 Airacobra)
  • 28th Fighter Squadron (37th Fighter Group),26 March-2 May 1942 (P-40 Warhawk)
  • 15th Fighter Squadron (53d Fighter Group), 2 January-10 November 1942 (P-39 Airacobra)
  • 53d Fighter Squadron (32d Fighter Group), 7 January-8 June 1943 (P-40 Warhawk)
  • 43d Fighter Squadron (XXVI Fighter Command), 6 April-29 August 1944 (P-39 Airacobra)
  • References

    La Chorrera Army Airfield Wikipedia


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