Dohazari Airfield
Appearance
Dohazari Airfield | |
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Part of Tenth Air Force | |
Dohazari, Bangladesh | |
Coordinates | 22°09′55.21″N 092°04′06.51″E / 22.1653361°N 92.0684750°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 |
Dohazari Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield near Dohazari in Bangladesh used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945 of World War II. It is now abandoned.
History
[edit]Dohazari was used by the USAAF Tenth Air Force 1st Combat Cargo Group as a supply point for aerial resupply drops over Burma between 30 January and 15 May 1945. The group's 2d and 4th Combat Cargo Squadron remained at the airfield flying C-46 Commando aircraft until 31 October when the base was closed after the war.
After the war, the airfield was abandoned and today is part of an agricultural area.
References
[edit]This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer (1961). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 566017058.
- www.pacificwrecks.com - Dohazari keyword search