Sansapor Airfield Explained

Sansapor Airfield
Partof:	Fifth Air Force
Location:	Located in Werur, Tambrauw Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
Type:	Military airfield
Built:	1944
Used:	1944-1945
Controlledby:	United States Army Air Forces

Sansapor Airfield (also known as Mar Airfield) is a former World War II airfield located in the village of Werur, in Tambrauw Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia. The airfield was abandoned after the war and has almost been reclaimed by nature. Since 2014 the field is being rebuild to airport status.

History

The US Army landed unopposed in the area on 31 July 1944. The airfield was built soon after the landing as a forward operational facility.

USAAF units assigned to Sansapor

• 86th Fighter Wing (19 August 1944 – 16 January 1945)
• 42d Bombardment Group, (16 September 1944 – 22 February 1945)

Headquarters, 69th, 75th, 100th, 390th Bombardment Squadrons, B-25 Mitchell

• 12th Fighter Squadron (18th Fighter Group), (23 August-13 January 1945), P-38 Lightning
• 70th Fighter Squadron (18th Fighter Group), (23 August-19 January 1945), P-38 Lightning
• 347th Fighter Group, (15 August-19 September 1944)
• Headquarters, 339th Fighter Squadron, P-38 Lightning

See also

• USAAF in the Southwest Pacific

References

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .

External links

• Sansapor Airfield at Pacificwrecks.com