Alicante Airfield (Saravia)

Negros | Philippines

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1945

Location
Alicante is situated at Saravia (now EB Magalona) at north-east Negros.

Construction
Japanese built airfield that based mostly fighters. At its height, the airfield had a single runway, with extensive taxiways around the airfield with ravetments.

Japanese Units Based at Alicante (Saravia)
52nd Hikou Sentai (Ki-84) Del Carmen Oct - Nov 1944 Del Carmen

American Missions Against Alicante
November 1 - December 19, 1944

Today
After the war, it was abandoned as an airfield.

References
Thanks to Tony Feredo for additional information.

 

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