Location
Lat 6° 56' 0" Long 122° 5' 0" Located near San Roque near Zamboanga, in Zamboanga Sibugay Province.

Nearby was an experimental cotton farm that was also there during WWII. A golf course was built near the airfield which was then originally situated in the rolling hills nearby and is the oldest golf course in the Philippines, established in 1911. General John "Black Jack" Pershing was said to have been the first president of the golf course.

Construction
Prewar built single runway.

Wartime History
Occupied by the Japanese in 1942 and used until 1945.

Liberated by the US Army 162nd Infantry on March 10, 1945.

Wolfe's airstrip was too short to accomodate USMC and USAAF aircraft, and American forces opted to use San Roque Airfield (Moret Field) instead.

L2D2 Tabby
Captured at Zamboanga (licence built C-47) on May 3, 1945, missing left propeller.  Flown back to Clark Field by ATIU, it was fitted with the proper propeller and tested. Assigned tail code S15 and painted with American markings.

Reference
Thanks to Tony Feredo for additional information

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009