Guskhara Airfield

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Guskhara Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in India used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned.

History

Guskhara was a photo-recon base for the Tenth Air Force during 1944–1945. Its primary tenants were the following units:

8th Photographic Reconnaissance Group

: 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 5 January-26 March 1944

: 24th Combat Mapping Squadron 5 January 1944 - February 1945

: 40th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 18 July-9 August 1944

35th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (F-5/P-38) June 13, 1944 - September 1, 1944
426th Night Fighter Squadron, January–August 1945 (P-61) (Detachment)
2nd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron

References

Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}
[http://www.pacificwrecks.com www.pacificwrecks.com - Guskhara keyword search]

External links

Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in British India

Category:Defunct airports in India

Category:Airports in West Bengal

Category:Buildings and structures in Purba Bardhaman district

Category:Airports established in 1944

Category:1944 establishments in India

Category:20th-century architecture in India