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    Mabalacat Pampanga Province | Luzon Philippines
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David Mason 2004
Location
Lat 15° 12' 56N Long 120° 34' 41E  Mabalacat is located at an elevation of 305' / 92m above sea level in Pampanga Province on Luzon in the Philippines. Today known as Mabalacat City. Border Highway 3 (MacArthur Highway). To the west is Clark Field. To the south is Dau (Dao) and Angeles.

Wartime History
During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines Mabalacat East Airfield and Mabalacat West Airfield were used by the Japanese as an airfield area used by both the Navy and Army. On January 25, 1945 the U.S. Army 37th Division, 145th Infantry Regiment captures Mabalacat East Airfield and reconnoiters south to Mabalacat.

Mabalacat West (Kamikaze West, No 1)
Japanese wartime airfield, abandoned today

Mabalacat East (East, Kamikaze East, No 2)
Japanese wartime airfield, abandoned today

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