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Sansapor Airfield

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Type
  
Military airfield

Year built
  
1944

In use
  
1944-1945

Sansapor Airfield

Controlled by
  
United States Army Air Forces

Sansapor Airfield (also known as Mar Airfield) is a former World War II airfield located in the village of Mar, in Tambrauw Regency, West Irian Jaya Province, Indonesia. The airfield was abandoned after the war and today is almost totally returned to its natural state.

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History

The US Army landed unopposed in the area on 31 July 1944. the airfield was built soon after the landing as a forward operational facility.

USAAF units assigned to Sansapor

  • 86th Fighter Wing (19 August 1944 – 16 January 1945)
  • 42d Bombardment Group, (16 September 1944 – 22 February 1945)
    • Headquarters, 69th, 75th, 100th, 390th Bombardment Squadrons, B-25 Mitchell
  • 12th Fighter Squadron (18th Fighter Group), (23 August-13 January 1945), P-38 Lightning
  • 70th Fighter Squadron (18th Fighter Group), (23 August-19 January 1945), P-38 Lightning
  • 374th Fighter Group, (15 August-19 September 1944)
  • Headquarters, 339th Fighter Squadron, P-38 Lightning

    • References

    Sansapor Airfield Wikipedia
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