Sansapor Airfield
| Sansapor Airfield | |
|---|---|
| Part of Fifth Air Force | |
| Located in West Irian Jaya Province, Indonesia | |
| Coordinates | 00°25′05.71″S 132°11′32.50″E / 0.4182528°S 132.1923611°E |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1944 |
| In use | 1944-1945 |
Sansapor Airfield
Sansapor Airfield, Indonesia
Sansapor Airfield (also known as Mar Airfield) is a former World War II airfield located in the village of Mar, in West Irian Jaya Province, Indonesia. The airfield was abandoned after the war and today is almost totally returned to its natural state.
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
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- www.pacificwrecks.com
External links
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