Guskhara Airfield

Guskara Airfield
Part of Tenth Air Force
Guskara, India
Site information
Type	Military airfield
Controlled by	United States Army Air Forces
Location
Guskara Airfield Guskara Airfield
Coordinates	23°28′18″N 087°47′39″E
Site history
Built	1944
In use	1944-1945
Battles/wars	Burma Campaign 1944-1945

Guskara Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in India used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned.

History

Guskara was a photo-recon base for the Tenth Air Force during 1944–1945. Its primary tenants were the following units:

• 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Group

20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 5 January-26 March 1944

24th Combat Mapping Squadron 5 January 1944 - February 1945

40th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 18 July-9 August 1944

• 35th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (F-5/P-38) June 13, 1944 - September 1, 1944
• 426th Night Fighter Squadron, January–August 1945 (P-61) (Detachment)
• 2nd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
• www.pacificwrecks.com - Guskhara keyword search