Location
Located to the south of Clark Field at Del Carmen.

Construction
Pre war American airfield. Based P-35. Attacked December 8, 1941 with the initial Japanese attacks against Luzon.

American Units based at Del Carmen
24th PG, 34th PS (P-35s) 1941 - December 25, 1941 to Bataan

Japanese Occupation
Occupied by the Japanese, it was used by their aircraft as a satellite field for the Clark area.

Japanese Units Based at Del Carmen
52nd Hikou Sentai (Ki-84) from Ashiya Sept - Oct 44 to Alicante returns Nov - Dec 44 to Shimodate

Japanese Paratrooper Attack - December 7, 1944
Operation Te-Go: Japanese General Yamashita ordered the entire First Airborne Brigade with two regiments to jump the American beachhead on Leyte on December 6, 1944. Japanese paratroopers loaded into 95th Sentai Ki-49 Helens and Ki-57 Topsys. They took off from Angeles South Airfield and Del Carmen Airfield. For the paratrooper drop and crash landings against the American liberated San Pablo Airfield and Buri Airfieldat 1800 hours. Although the paratroopers caught the Americans by surprise, those who did reach the airfields were ineffective. The attack proved to be disorganized and an abortive effort.

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009