Old Photos of Zamboanga Airport and EAAB
The History of 3AD traces its roots on 10 March 1945 when a group of US Army engineers constructed an airfield here in Zamboanga. Consequently, the First Combat Aircraft named “CORSAIR” made its historic landing, marking a milestone in aviation history in Mindanao. The need to maintain an Air Force in Southern Philippines paved the way for the activation of Edwin Andrews Air Base named in honor of LT Colonel Edwin Andrews, the first postwar chief of the Philippine Air Force whho perished in a plane crash while flying over mount Makaturing in Lanao del Sur in 1947.
More photos after the jump :D
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