 | This article includes alist of references,related reading, orexternal links,but its sources remain unclear because it lacksinline citations. Please helpimprove this article byintroducing more precise citations.(October 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Mangaldan Airfield.svg) | |
|---|---|
| Part ofFifth Air Force | |
| Located on Luzon, Philippines | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Location | |
.svg)  Mangaldan Airfield Mangaldan Airfield (Philippines) | |
| Coordinates | 16°04′00.62″N120°24′03.67″E / 16.0668389°N 120.4010194°E /16.0668389; 120.4010194 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1945 |
| In use | 1945 |
Mangaldan Airfield is aWorld War II airfield located north of the town ofMangaldan, nearLingayen Gulf, to the east ofDagupan in theprovince ofPangasinan on the island ofLuzon in thePhilippines. It was abandoned after the war.
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.
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 other remains, but not many traces of the airbase remain today.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Previously: Philippine Department Air Force (1941); Far East Air Force (1941-1942) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airfields |
| | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Units |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | This article about an airport in the Philippines is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
