Chame Airport

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 Jan-24 Nov 1942) and 28th Fighter Squadron (10 Nov 1942-25 Sep 1945) flying P-39 Aircobras, AT-6, BT-13, and UC-78s

[edit] References

Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975

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

Commands

Wings

Groups


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

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

Recon	72d Reconnaissance

Squadrons

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 · Rio Hato

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