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Hathazari Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in Bangladesh that was used during the Burma Campaign in 1945. It is no longer in use.
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| Part of Tenth Air Force | |
| Hathazari, Bangladesh | |
  Hailakandi Airfield | |
| Coordinates | 22°30′02″N 091°48′27″E / 22.50056°N 91.80750°E (Approximate) |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1944 |
| In use | 1944-1945 |
| Battles/wars | Burma Campaign 1944-1945 |
History edit
The airfield was located near the railhead on the main railroad line to Chittagong.[citation needed] It was used by the 1st Combat Cargo Group as a supply point and staging airfield for resupply airlift drops over Burma from May 1945 until June 1945.[1] It was also used by the 128th Army Communications System Squadron as a radio relay station. Other Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Curtiss C-46 Commando-equipped transport units used the airfield until it closed in September 1945.[citation needed]
Use by the RAF edit
Between December 1944 and April 1945, the No. 117 Squadron RAF used this airfield as their base.[2] They were joined by a detachment of the No. 62 Squadron RAF in December 1944. The No. 62 Squadron remained at the airfield until March 1945.[3]
Between February 1945 and May 1945 the No. 31 Squadron RAF was assigned to this airfield.[4] The No. 177 Squadron RAF was the last Royal Air Force squadron to be assigned to this airfield before it was closed.[5]
References edit
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Citations edit
- ^ Maurer 1980, p. 20.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 57.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 44.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 35.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 65.
Bibliography edit
- Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Maurer, Maurer (1961). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 566017058.
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