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Ledo Airfield

Field	Value
name	Ledo Airfield
ensign	Tenth Air Force - Emblem (World War II).png
ensign_size	60px
partof	Tenth Air Force
location	Ledo, India
pushpin_map	India Assam#India
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_mark	Airplane_silhouette.svg
pushpin_label	Ledo Airfield
pushpin_mapsize	300
coordinates	(Approximate)
type	Military airfield
controlledby	United States Army Air Forces
built	1944
used	1944–1945
battles	Burma Campaign 1944–1945

Ledo Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in India used during the Burma Campaign 1944–1945. It is now abandoned, having been destroyed by the 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake.

History

The airfield was located at the Railhead for the Ledo Road and was also used as one of the main supply points for "the Hump" transport route to Allied forces in China. It was the home of the C-46 Commandos of the 443rd Troop Carrier Group and the Air Transport Command India-China Wing 1st Air Cargo Resupply Squadron. The airfield was used by transport units until the end of January 1946 when it closed.

References

Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983.
www.pacificwrecks.com – Hathazari keyword search

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