Timbalai Airfield
| Timbalai Airfield | |
|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |
| Summary | |
| Location | Labuan Island, south of Layangan Bay, off the west coast of Borneo |
| Opened | 1945 |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | 1942 - 1945 |
Timbalai Airfield was an airfield located on the western coast of Labuan Island, south of Layangan Bay, off the west coast of Borneo.[1]
The airfield was built by the Imperial Japanese after occupying Labuan Island. The Japanese airfield was later made unservicable from Allied bombing raids. During early June 1945, the airfield was captured by the Australian Army.[2]
The airfield is still in use today.[2]
Allied Units Based at Timbalai Airfield
- 13th Wireless Section (Heavy) "A" Corps Signals
References
Notes
- ↑ Rottman, Gordon L (2001), p.262
- 1 2 PacificWrecks.com. "Timbalai Airfield, Sabah State, Borneo, Malaysia". Pacific Wrecks. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
Bibliography
- Rottman, Gordon L (2001). World War II Pacific island guide : a geo-military study. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313313954.
Coordinates: 5°18′03″N 115°15′01″E / 5.300833°N 115.250278°E
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