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Madden Army Airfield

Madden Army Airfield
Part of Sixth Air Force
Located in Panama
Madden AAF is located in Panama
Madden AAF
Madden AAF
Coordinates09°11′36″N 079°33′15″W / 9.19333°N 79.55417°W / 9.19333; -79.55417 (Approximate)
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Air Force

Madden Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II air base on Panama as part of the defense of the Panama Canal. The airfield was built to defend Madden Lake and Dam. The 24th Fighter Squadron (XXVI Fighter Command) was assigned to the station from 8 March to 15 August, 1944, flying P-39 Airacobras.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  • Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.


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