Chame Airport
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none – LID: MP24 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Panama | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 141 ft / 43 m | ||||||||||
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Chame Airport is an airport in Panama.
During World War II the facility was used as an auxiliary military airfield (Chame Airdrome, Chame Airfield #1) of Howard Field as part of the defense of the Panama Canal. Assigned units were the USAAF 53d Fighter Group, 14th Fighter Squadron (2 January-24 November 1942) and 28th Fighter Squadron (10 November 1942 – 25 September 1945) flying P-39 Airacobras, AT-6, BT-13, and UC-78s
References
- ↑ Airport information for MP24 at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
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.
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Previously: Panama Canal Air Force (1940-1941); Caribbean Air Force (1941-1942)
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