La Chorrera Army Airfield

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La Chorrera Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II air base on Panama. It was a sub-base of Albrook Field and later Howard Field which used for dispersal and overflow units as part of the defense of the Panama Canal.

La Chorrera Army Airfield
Part of Sixth Air Force
Located in Panama
La Chorrera AAF is located in Panama
La Chorrera AAF
La Chorrera AAF
Coordinates08°52′30.57″N 079°47′15.09″W / 8.8751583°N 79.7875250°W / 8.8751583; -79.7875250
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces

Units assigned to the field were:

References

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  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  • Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
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