Guskhara Airfield Explained

Guskhara Airfield
Ensign:Tenth Air Force - Emblem (World War II).png
Ensign Size:60px
Partof:Tenth Air Force
Location:Guskhara, India
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Mark:Airplane_silhouette.svg
Pushpin Label:Guskhara Airfield
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Type:Military airfield
Controlledby:United States Army Air Forces
Built:1944
Used:1944-1945
Battles:Burma Campaign 1944-1945

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:

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

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