avia.wikisort.org - AerodromeSaidor Airport is an airport in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. (IATA: SDI, ICAO: AYSD). It is a general aviation airport located at the coast near Saidor, near Saul Point with Dekys Bay to the east and the Bismarck Sea to the north.
Airport in Saidor, Papua New Guinea
Saidor Airport |
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- IATA: SDI
- ICAO: AYSD
- LID: SDR
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Airport type | Public |
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Location | Saidor, Papua New Guinea |
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Elevation AMSL | 75 ft / 23 m |
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Coordinates | 05°37′42.92″S 146°27′54.29″E |
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Surface |
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12/30 |
3,805 |
1,160 |
Grass |
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History
A pre-World War II airfield, after the US Army landing at Saidor on 2 January 1944 to liberate the area from the Japanese, construction of a single runway running roughly ESE to WNW began. Initially, the airfield was only usable by light Liaison planes, later it was expanded to include extensive taxiways and revetments on the north and south side of the runway, and an apron at each edge of the runway.
At the time of construction, Saidor was the most forward airfield for Allied aircraft striking Japanese to the west. Many planes refueled and made emergency landings at the airfield.
Major USAAF units assigned
- 309th Bombardment Wing (1 March – 28 July 1944) (Headquarters)
- 417th Bombardment Group (8 February – 9 September 1944)
- Headquarters, 672d, 673d, 674th, 675th BS A-20 Havoc
- 58th Fighter Group (3 April – 30 August 1944)
- Headquarters, 69th, 310th, 311th FS, P-47 Thunderbolt
- 348th Fighter Group (29 March – 22 May 1944)
- Headquarters, 340th FS, 341st FS, 342nd FS, P-47 Thunderbolt
- 82d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (71st Reconnaissance Group), (5 April – 27 June 1944), P-39 Airacobra
See also
- World War II portal
- USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website https://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- www.pacificwrecks.com
External links
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Previously: Philippine Department Air Force (1941); Far East Air Force (1941-1942) |
Airfields | Pacific |
- USAAF in Australia
- USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
- USAAF in Okinawa
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Units | Commands |
- V Bomber
- V Fighter
- 5th Interceptor (Provisional)
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Wings | |
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Groups | Air Commando | |
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Bombardment |
- 3d Bombardment
- 7th Bombardment
- 19th Bombardment
- 22d Bombardment
- 27th Bombardment
- 38th Bombardment
- 43d Bombardment
- 90th Bombardment
- 312th Bombardment
- 345th Bombardment
- 380th Bombardment
- 417th Bombardment
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Combat Cargo | |
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Fighter |
- 8th Fighter
- 24th Pursuit
- 35th Fighter
- 49th Fighter
- 58th Fighter
- 348th Fighter
- 475th Fighter
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Reconnaissance | |
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Troop Carrier |
- 317th Troop Carrier
- 374th Troop Carrier
- 375th Troop Carrier
- 433d Troop Carrier
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Squadrons | Bombardment | |
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Night Fighter | |
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Reconnaissance |
- 2d Observation
- 8th Photographic Reconnaissance
- 36th Photographic Reconnaissance
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Troop Carrier |
- 21st Troop Carrier
- 22d Troop Carrier
- 65th Troop Carrier
- 66th Troop Carrier
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