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Nichols Field (Luzon, the Philippines), during the World War II era, was the location of the Far East Air Force's U.S. 20th Air Base Group. Also, based here was Troop F of the U.S. 26th Cavalry Regiment.

Nichols Field was located south of Manila, and is now the site of the Villamor Air Base and the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

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Categories: World War II airfields | Military history of the Philippines during World War II

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Far East Air Force (614 words)
	The Force Headquarters was located at Nielson Field, however, the majority of the planes were at either Clark Field or Nichols Field.
	Clark Field was the only one that could support heavy bombers[?], until the December completion of Del Monte Field.
	Most of these funds were spent on Nichols and Clark Fields, with the rest spent mostly on auxiliary fields at Iba[?], on the Zambales[?] coast, to the west of Clark, and various points on northern Luzon.

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