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    Degos Airfield (Digos, Daliao, Degosu) Davao del Sur Province Philippines
Location
Lat 7° 0' 0" N Long 125° 30' 0" E  Degos Airfield was located at Digos on the southern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines. Nearby is Degos Seaplane Base. Known as "Daliao Airfield" to the Americans and "Dego Airfield" to the Japanese. Until 1967 located in Davao Province until subdivided into three provinces and since located in Davao de Sur Province.

Wartime History
Wartime airfield used by the Japanese.

Japanese units based at Dego
381 Kokutai (A6M Zero)

American missions against Degos Airfield (Daliao)
November 12, 1944 - February 27, 1945

References
Index to Air Bases - Research Report No. 85, I.G. No 9185 - July 30, 1944

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Last Updated
April 19, 2021

 

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