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  1945  George White Oct 1945  Circa 1945  June 21, 1946 |
Location Lat 11° 2' 0" N Long 125° 43' 0" E Guiuan Airfield is located at an elevation of 7' above sea level to the east of Guiuan (Guian, Guinan) in Eastern Samar Province on Samar Island. Pronounced "Giwan". Also known as "Samar Airfield" or "Samar Field". Still in use today as Guiuan Airport. Borders Leyte Gulf to the west. Construction Built by the U.S. Navy (USN) 42nd Naval Construction Battalion (42nd NCB) "Seabees" with a pair of parallel runways surfaced with crushed coral oriented ENE to WSW. The bomber strip measured 7,000' x 150' with a 500' overrun at each end. The fighter strip measured 7,000' x 100'. The runways had lights on poles. Minor repair facilities were available at the airfield plus accommodations for tansient crews, fuel and oil, tank truck delivery and major repairs availble. Wartime Usage This airfield was used by the US Army Air force, US Navy and USMC fighters and bombers. On January 24, 1945 a Corsair piloted by Lt. Karl Oerth from VMF-222 blew a tire during take off, lost control and crashed into a revetment and caught fire causing the ammunition to explode, killing 13 and wounding 50, many trying to rescue the trapped pilot. American units based at Samar MAG 14 Janauary 1945 VMF-222 (Corsair) Nissan January 1945 Okinawa VMF-223 (Corsair) Nissan January 1945 Okinawa VMO-251 (F4U Corsair, FG Corsair) Guadalcanal first U.S. Marine Corps squadron to operate from Guiuan 22nd BG, 408th BS (B-24) Angaur January 14 - March 13, 1945 Clark 22nd BG, 2nd BS (B-24) Angaur January 20 - March 14, 1945 Clark 22nd BG, 33rd BS, HQ (B-24) Angaur January 21 - March 12, 1945 Clark 22nd BG, 19th BS (B-24) Angaur January 27 - March 15, 1945 Clark 5th BG, 23rd BS (B-24) Morotai February 20, 1945 - ? 5th BG, 394th BS (B-24) Morotai March 2, 1945 - ? 5th BG, HQ (B-24) Morotai March 5, 1945 - ? 2nd CCG, 6th CCS (C-46) Biak March 8, 1945 - ? 7th BG, 31st BS (B-24) Morotai March 17, 1945 - ? 5th BG, 72nd BS (B-24) Morotai March 20, 1945 - ? Today Still in use today as Guiuan Airport designated a small airport with a single runway oriented 25/07 6,870' x 148' surfaced with asphalt. Airport code: ICAO: RPVG. References Airdromes Guide Southwest Pacific Area - 1 July 1945 Corsair page 90-91 Thanks to Tony Feredo for additional information Contribute
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