Losey Field
Losey Field
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| Part of Sixth Air Force | |
| Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico | |
An October 30, 2004 USGS aerial view looking northwest at the site of Losey AAF
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 Losey AAF
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| Coordinates | 18°00′32″N 066°30′22″W / 18.00889°N 66.50611°WCoordinates: 18°00′32″N 066°30′22″W / 18.00889°N 66.50611°W |
| Type | Military airfield |
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| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1941-1944 |
Losey Field is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II air base on Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico. It is located on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. Today it is a military training center of the Puerto Rico National Guard called Fort Allen.
Losey Field was established by the Army Air Corps in 1941 and was used during World War II by fighter & bomber units. It was named for Captain Robert M. Losey, an aeronautical meteorologist who in April 1940 became the United States' first military casualty in World War II. Units assigned were:
After the departure of the 417th Bombardment Squadron in 1944, the airfield was turned over to Army ground forces. It was renamed Camp Losey in 1950
http://www.airfields-freeman.com/PR/Airfields_PR_W.htm
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
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