Guskhara Airfield

Guskhara Airfield
Part of Tenth Air Force
Guskhara, India
Site information
Type	Military airfield
Controlled by	United States Army Air Forces
Location
Guskhara Airfield Show map of West Bengal Guskhara Airfield Show map of India
Coordinates	23°28′18″N087°47′39″E / 23.47167°N 87.79417°E / 23.47167; 87.79417
Site history
Built	1944
In use	1944-1945
Battles/wars	Burma Campaign 1944-1945

Guskhara 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

Guskhara 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