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Dohazari Airfield

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Dohazari Airfield
Part of Tenth Air Force
Dohazari, Bangladesh
Dohazari Airfield is located in Bangladesh
Dohazari Airfield
Dohazari Airfield
Coordinates22°09′55.21″N 092°04′06.51″E / 22.1653361°N 92.0684750°E / 22.1653361; 92.0684750 (Approximate)
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built1944
In use1944-1945
Battles/warsBurma 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

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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

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Public Domain 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