Del Monte Airfield | |
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Part of Far East Air Force | |
Mindanao, Philippines | |
Coordinates | 08°21′42″N 124°50′00″E / 8.36167°N 124.83333°E (Approximate) |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Condition | Abandoned |
Site history | |
Built | 1941 |
In use | September 1941 – March 1942 |
Battles/wars | World War II (Asia-Pacific Theater) |
Events | Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942) |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Elements of Far East Air Force |
Del Monte Field (active 1941–1942) was a heavy bomber airfield of the Far East Air Force (FEAF) of the United States Army Air Forces, located in Mindanao in the Philippines. The airfield was located in a meadow of a Del Monte Corporation pineapple plantation.