Bayug Airfield

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Bayug Airfield
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Bayug Airfield
Bayug Airfield (Philippines)
Site information
TypeMilitary Airfield
Controlled by United States Army Air Forces
Location
Bayug Airfield
Coordinates 10°59′05.41″N124°54′41.31″E / 10.9848361°N 124.9114750°E / 10.9848361; 124.9114750
Site history
Built1943
In use1943-1945

Bayug Airfield is a World War II airfield located in the east of Burauen, Leyte, Philippines, and to the west of San Pablo Airfield, to the north of the Marabong River in the province of Leyte, Philippines. It was closed after the war.

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History

Bayung (Bayug Archived 15 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine ) 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.[ citation needed ]

Units assigned to Bayug airfield were:

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References

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

10°59′05″N124°54′41″E / 10.984836°N 124.911475°E / 10.984836; 124.911475