Location
Located near the nortern coast of eastern Java. Also known as "Singosari Drome" or "Singosari Field".

Construction
Built prewar. Two 4,000' runways well camouflaged from the air.

Wartime History
Used by the USAAF during December 1942 until the end of February 1942.

American Units based at Singosari
19th BG, 28th BS (B-17 air echelon) Batchelor December 30, 1941 - March 4, 1942 Melbourne
19th BG, 93rd BS (B-17) Batchelor January 1, 1941 - March 1, 1942 Melbourne
19th BG, 30th BS (B-17, B-24, LB-30 air echelon) ? - March 5, 1942 Melbourne
19th BG, HQ ? - March 2, 1942 Melbourne
7th BG, 9th BS (B-17) US January 13 - 19, 1941 Jogjakarta
7th BG, 11th BS (B-17) US January 13 - 19, 1941Jogjakarta
7th BG, 14th BS (B-17 air echelon) Batchelor Dec 31, 1941 - March 1, 1942 Melbourne
7th BG, 22nd BS Hawaii January 13 - 19, 1941 Jogjakarta

B-17D Flying Fortress 40-3061 Tail 40-5B
Deliberately set on fire and destroyed on the ground on February 28, 1942

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Last Updated
October 9, 2009