Mangaldan Airfield

Mangaldan Airfield
Part of Fifth Air Force
Located on Luzon, Philippines Mangaldan Airfield Mangaldan Airfield (Philippines)
Type	Military airfield
Coordinates	16°04′00.62″N 120°24′03.67″E / 16.0668389°N 120.4010194°E / 16.0668389; 120.4010194
Built	1945
In use	1945
Controlled by	United States Army Air Forces

Mangaldan Airfield is a World War II airfield located north of the town of Mangaldan, near Lingayen Gulf, to the east of Dagupan in the province of Pangasinan on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It was abandoned after the war.

History

The airfield was built after the American liberation in early January 1945 and was used as a medium bomber and fighter airfield during the 1945 Battle of the Philippines.

Mangaldan airfield was abandoned after the war and fell into a state of disuse. The town of Mangaldan has absorbed traces of the airbase, the runway area has reverted to rice paddy planting area and irrigated pools for fish farms and open space. In past decades farmers reported finding bullets and other remains, but not many traces of the airbase remain today.

Units assigned

• 35th Fighter Group (20 January-10 April 1945)
• 58th Fighter Group (5–18 April 1945)
• 312th Bombardment Group (10 February-19 April 1945)

See also

	United States Air Force portal
	Military of the United States portal
	World War II portal

• USAAF in the Southwest Pacific

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• 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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