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    Zablan Auxiliary Airfield NCR Philippines
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USAAF Nov 5, 1944
Location
Zablan Auxiliary Airfield was located on the eastern edge of Manila on the western egde of the Marikina River and Rosario a mile west of Zablan Airfield. Today located in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Luzon in the Philippines.

Construction
Built prewar by the U.S. Army as a small airfield used as a dispersal and emergency runway.

Wartime History
During early 1942, occupied by the Japanese. In early 1945 used by the 29th Hiko Sentail with Ki-44 Tojos and Ki-84 Franks.

Japanese units based at Murphy
29th Hiko Sentai (Ki-44, Ki-84) also Zablan Airfield early 1945

Today
Disused as an airfield since the Pacific War. Today, located alongside present day C5 near Eastwood City.

References
Terrain Handbook 41A Manila City page 36 map 20
Thanks to Tony Feredo for additional information

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July 19, 2024

 

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