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{{Infobox military installation
| name=Guskhara Airfield
| ensign=Tenth Air Force - Emblem (World War II).png
| ensign_size=60px
| partof =[[Tenth Air Force]]
| location=Guskhara, [[India]]
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| pushpin_map= India West Bengal#India
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_mark = Airplane_silhouette.svg
| pushpin_label=Guskhara Airfield
| pushpin_mapsize=300
| coordinates={{Coord|23|28|18|N|087|47|39|E|display=inline,title}}
| type=Military airfield
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| ownership= 
| controlledby=[[United States Army Air Forces]]
| condition= 
| built=1944
| builder= 
| used=1944-1945
| materials= 
| demolished= 
| battles=[[Burma Campaign 1944-1945]]
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}}
'''Guskhara Airfield''' is a former wartime [[United States Army Air Forces]] airfield in [[India]] used during the [[Burma Campaign 1944-1945]]. It is now abandoned.

==History==
Guskhara was a photo-recon base for the [[Tenth Air Force]] during 1944–1945. Its primary tenants were the following units:
* [[8th Photographic Reconnaissance Group]]
: 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 5 January-26 March 1944
: 24th Combat Mapping Squadron 5 January 1944 - February 1945
: [[103d Fighter Squadron|40th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron]] 18 July-9 August 1944
* [[35th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron]] (F-5/P-38) June 13, 1944 - September 1, 1944
* [[426th Night Fighter Squadron]], January–August 1945 (P-61) (Detachment)
* 2nd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron

==References==

{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
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* Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}
* [http://www.pacificwrecks.com  www.pacificwrecks.com - Guskhara keyword search]
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==External links==
{{USAAF 10th Air Force World War II}}
{{Bardhaman topics}}


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[[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in British India]]
[[Category:Defunct airports in India]]
[[Category:Airports in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Purba Bardhaman district]]
[[Category:Airports established in 1944]]
[[Category:1944 establishments in India]]


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