Japanese delegation for World Peace Program held their annual ceremony at the Bamban Airfield Memorial in Barrio Virgen Delos Remedios on October 25, 2001 with the BHS members, visitors, and local officials. Bhuddist Bishop Ekap Ikeguchi led the Japanese delegates. Bamban Airfield was one of the airfield component of Clark Air Center that was largely utilized by the Japanese 4th Air Army and the 1st and 2nd Air Fleet of the Navy in 1942-1945. It was also used as staging based of the special attack forces (kamikaze) of Air Group 206, 653 and Air Regiment 72 & 73. The last kamikaze sortie take-off was at Bamban Airfield on January 13, 1945 from the Air Regiment 73. The Japanese prayed for the repose of souls of all the Filipinos, Americans, and Japanese soldiers and airmen who died in Bamban during WWII.
Japanese delegation for World Peace Program held their annual ceremony at the Bamban Airfield Memorial in Barrio Virgen Delos Remedios on October 25, 2001 with the BHS members, visitors, and local officials. Bhuddist Bishop Ekap Ikeguchi led the Japanese delegates. Bamban Airfield was one of the airfield component of Clark Air Center that was largely utilized by the Japanese 4th Air Army and the 1st and 2nd Air Fleet of the Navy in 1942-1945. It was also used as staging based of the special attack forces (kamikaze) of Air Group 206, 653 and Air Regiment 72 & 73. The last kamikaze sortie take-off was at Bamban Airfield on January 13, 1945 from the Air Regiment 73. The Japanese prayed for the repose of souls of all the Filipinos, Americans, and Japanese soldiers and airmen who died in Bamban during WWII.
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