Madden Army Airfield

Madden Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II air base on Panama as part of the defense of the Panama Canal. The airfield was built to defend Madden Lake and Dam. The 24th Fighter Squadron (XXVI Fighter Command) was assigned to the station from 8 March to 15 August 1944 flying P-39 Airacobras.

References

Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.

Previously: Panama Canal Air Force (1940-1941); Caribbean Air Force (1941-1942)

Airfields

Caribbean	Coolidge (Antigua) Dakota (Aruba) Batista (Cuba) Camaguey (Cuba) Hato (Curacao) Vernam (Jamaica) Arecibo (Puerto Rico) Borinquen (Puerto Rico) Losey (Puerto Rico) Benedict (Saint Croix) Beane (Saint Lucia) St. Thomas Airport (Saint Thomas) Carlsen (Trinidad) Piarco Airport (Trinidad) Waller (Trinidad)

Canal Zone	Albrook France Howard

Panama	Aguadulce Anton Calzada Larga Chame David La Chorrera Madden Patilla Point Pocri Río Hato

Central and South America	Belem (Brazil) Atkinson (British Guiana) Zandery (Dutch Guiana) Salinas (Ecuador) Baltra (Galápagos Islands) Guatemala City (Guatemala) Talara (Peru)

Units

Commands

Wings

Groups

Fighter	16th Fighter 32d Fighter 36th Fighter 37th Fighter 53d Fighter

Bomber	6th Bombardment 9th Bombardment 25th Bombardment 40th Bombardment

Reconnaissance	72d Reconnaissance

Squadrons

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