Guskhara Airfield

Guskhara Airfield
Guskhara Airfield
Part of Tenth Air Force
Guskhara, India
	Guskhara Airfield Guskhara Airfield
Coordinates	23°28′18″N 087°47′39″E / 23.47167°N 87.79417°ECoordinates: 23°28′18″N 087°47′39″E / 23.47167°N 87.79417°E
Type	Military airfield
Site information
Controlled by	United States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built	1944
In use	1944-1945
Battles/wars	Burma Campaign 1944-1945

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
www.pacificwrecks.com - Guskhara keyword search

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