Japanese Units based at Labuan
83rd Sentai (Ki-51 & Ki-45s)
34th Sentai (Ki-48s)
89th Dokuritsu Chutai (Ki-51) 1945
89th Dokuritsu Chutai (Ki-54) 1945
American Missions Against Labuan
December 10, 1944 - June 18, 1945
Liberation
Liberated by Australian Army troops. After its captured, the strip was littered with
the wreckage of Japanese aircraft.
The following wrecks were at Labuan when liberated in June
1945:
Ki-43 Oscar Manufacture Number 7206
Ki-51 Sonia Manufacture
Number 1422
83rd Sentai with '8' on the tail.
Ki-51 Sonia Manufacture
Number 2207
Upside down and broken near the shore.
Ki-51 Sonia Manufacture
Number 2456
83rd Sentai with '8' on the tail and spotted
camo scheme.
Ki-51 Sonia Manufacture
Number 2459
83rd Sentai with '8' on the tail. One of
four Sonia wrecks
Ki-51 Sonia Manufacture
Number 7138
Abandoned missing tail and wings.
Ki-45 Nick Manufacture
Number 3445
Abandoned on its gear, with engines removed.
Ki-45 Nick Manufacture
Number 1090
Abandoned on its gear, with engines removed.
Ki-45 Nick Manufacture
Number 3434
83rd Sentai Abandoned on its gear resting on oil
drums, tail removed.
Ki-48 Lily Manufacture
Number 2630
34th Sentai
Allied Usage
After the war it was cleared
and the base used by the RAAF at the end of WWII and the RAF
for several decades afterwards.
Today
The airfield is still in use today. Airport code: LBU
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