Sabang airfield under attack, Sabang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, 19 Apr 1944.

Caption     Sabang airfield under attack, Sabang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, 19 Apr 1944. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   NNAM.1996.488.024.026
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Operation Cockpit and Operation Transom   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,782 x 1,600 pixels
Photos on Same Day 19 Apr 1944
Photos at Same Place Sabang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
31 Oct 2023 05:02:36 AM

That is not Lhoknga airfield, but is Sabang airfield

https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/92734/Maimun-Saleh-Airport.htm
http://www.combinedfleet.com/SabangOil.htm
https://goo.gl/maps/r3Pju87m1pxTXyJFA
2. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
31 Oct 2023 02:51:11 PM

Anonymous (above):
You are correct about the misidentification of this airfield. Our original source has also updated their captioning to reflect the Sabang location and the location is confirmed by the distinctively shaped road seen in the photo that is still present today around Sabang’s Maimun Saleh Airport. The caption has been changed and thank you for pointing this out.

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WW2-Era Place Name Sabang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies
Lat/Long 5.8745, 95.3409
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