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    Bataan Airfeild Bataan Province Philippines

Location
Located near the village of Lucanin, south Lamao. 14 degree 27 minutes latitude, 120 degrees, 34 minutes longitude. Also known as 'Bataan Field'.

Construction
Single runway 5,100' in length.

Wartime History
Fell to the Japanese on April 8, 1942.

Units Based at Bataan
27th BG Cabcaben Dec 29, 1941 from - March 1, 1942 Batchelor
24th Pursuit Group (P-40) Dec 31, 1941 - April 8, 1942 to Mindanao
35th Pursuit Group, 21st Pursuit Sqn (P-40) Lubao Jan 4, 42 to Bataan

American Missions Agaisnt Bataan Peninsula
January 18 - February 21, 1945

Today
Disused since the war.

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009

 

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