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{{Infobox military installation<br />
| name=Guskhara Airfield<br />
| ensign=Tenth Air Force - Emblem (World War II).png<br />
| ensign_size=60px<br />
| partof =[[Tenth Air Force]]<br />
| location=Guskhara, [[India]]<br />
| image= <br />
| caption= <br />
| pushpin_map= India West Bengal#India<br />
| pushpin_relief = 1<br />
| pushpin_mark = Airplane_silhouette.svg<br />
| pushpin_label=Guskhara Airfield<br />
| pushpin_mapsize=300<br />
| coordinates={{Coord|23|28|18|N|087|47|39|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| type=Military airfield<br />
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| controlledby=[[United States Army Air Forces]]<br />
| condition= <br />
| built=1944<br />
| builder= <br />
| used=1944-1945<br />
| materials= <br />
| demolished= <br />
| battles=[[Burma Campaign 1944-1945]]<br />
| events= <br />
| past_commanders= <br />
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}}<br />
'''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.<br />
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==History==<br />
Guskhara was a photo-recon base for the [[Tenth Air Force]] during 1944–1945. Its primary tenants were the following units:<br />
* [[8th Photographic Reconnaissance Group]]<br />
: 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 5 January-26 March 1944<br />
: 24th Combat Mapping Squadron 5 January 1944 - February 1945<br />
: [[103d Fighter Squadron|40th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron]] 18 July-9 August 1944<br />
* [[35th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron]] (F-5/P-38) June 13, 1944 - September 1, 1944<br />
* [[426th Night Fighter Squadron]], January–August 1945 (P-61) (Detachment)<br />
* 2nd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}<br />
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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}}<br />
* [http://www.pacificwrecks.com www.pacificwrecks.com - Guskhara keyword search]<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{USAAF 10th Air Force World War II}}<br />
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[[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in British India]]<br />
[[Category:Defunct airports in India]]<br />
[[Category:Airports in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Purba Bardhaman district]]<br />
[[Category:Airports established in 1944]]<br />
[[Category:1944 establishments in India]]<br />
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