Bayug Airfield
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| Bayug Airfield | |
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| Part of Fifth Air Force | |
| Type | Military Airfield |
| Coordinates | 10°59′05.41″N 124°54′41.31″E / 10.9848361°N 124.911475°E |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943-1945 |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Bayug Airfield is a World War II airfield located to the east of Burouen (Burauen), and to the west of San Pablo Airfield, to the north of the Marabang River in the province of Leyte, Philippines. It was closed after the war.
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[edit] History
Bayung was built by the Japanese during the occupation in 1943. The airfield was a single runway with a set of revetments, and taxiways in a V shape out from the main runway. It was seized by the Americans in November 1944 after the Leyte landing and turned into a command and control base, as well as an operational airfield housing reconnaissance units. With the end of the war, the base was closed and today the airfield has returned to its natural state.
Units assigned to Bayug airfield were:
- Headquarters, Fifth Air Force (20 Nov 1944-Jan 1945)
- Headquarters, V Bomber Command (Nov 1944-Jan 1945)
- Headquarters, V Fighter Command (Nov 1944-Jan 1945)
- Headquarters, 308th Bombardment Wing (22 Oct 1944-11 Jan 1945)
- Headquarters, 310th Bombardment Wing (14 Nov-15 Dec 1944)
- Headquarters, 85th Fighter Wing, (Jun 11945-Jul 1946)
- Headquarters, 91st Reconnaissance Wing (12 Nov 1944-28 Jan 1945)
- Headquarters, 54th Troop Carrier Wing (14 Feb-Jun 1945)
- 6th Reconnaissance Group (3 Nov 1944-1 May 1945)
- 71st Reconnaissance Group (5 Nov 1944-5 Feb 1945)
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[edit] 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 0892010924.
- www.pacificwrecks.com
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