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Mangaldan airfield was abandoned after the war and fell into a state of disuse. The town of Mangaldan has absorbed traces of the airbase, the runway area has reverted to rice paddy planting area and irrigated pools for fish farms and open space. In past decades farmers reported finding bullets and
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The airfield was built after the American liberation in early January 1945 and was used as a medium bomber and fighter airfield during the 1945 Battle of the Philippines.
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Previously: Philippine Department Air Force (1941); Far East Air Force (1941-1942)
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in the Philippines
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other remains, but not many traces of the airbase remain today.
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Military history of the Philippines during World War II
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Fifth Air Force
Mangaldan Airfield is located in Philippines
16°04′00.62″N 120°24′03.67″E / 16.0668389°N 120.4010194°E / 16.0668389; 120.4010194
United States Army Air Forces
World War II
Mangaldan
Lingayen Gulf
Dagupan
province
Pangasinan
Luzon
Philippines
35th Fighter Group
58th Fighter Group
312th Bombardment Group
1st Marine Aircraft Wing
USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
Louis Edward Curdes
public domain material
Air Force Historical Research Agency
ISBN
0-89201-092-4

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