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Hathazari Airfield

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Hathazari Airfield
Part of Tenth Air Force
Hathazari, Bangladesh
Hailakandi Airfield is located in Bangladesh
Hailakandi Airfield
Hailakandi Airfield
Coordinates22°30′02″N 091°48′27″E / 22.50056°N 91.80750°E / 22.50056; 91.80750 (Approximate)
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built1944
In use1944-1945
Battles/warsBurma Campaign 1944-1945

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.

History

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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

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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

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Citations

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  1. ^ Maurer 1980, p. 20.
  2. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 57.
  3. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 44.
  4. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 35.
  5. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 65.

Bibliography

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  • 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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