Chame Airfield
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Panama | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 141 ft / 43 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 08°35′18″N 079°54′23″W / 8.58833°N 79.90639°WCoordinates: 08°35′18″N 079°54′23″W / 8.58833°N 79.90639°W | ||||||||||
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Chame Airport is an airport in Panama.
During World War II the facility was used as an auxiliary military airfield (Chame Airdrome, Chame Airfield #1) of Howard Field as part of the defense of the Panama Canal. Assigned units were the USAAF 53d Fighter Group, 14th Fighter Squadron (2 January-24 November 1942) and 28th Fighter Squadron (10 November 1942 – 25 September 1945) flying P-39 Airacobras, AT-6, BT-13, and UC-78s
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
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