Hathazari Airfield
Airfield in Bangladesh
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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.[1] It is no longer in use.[2][3]
Hathazari Airfield.png) | |
|---|---|
| Part of Tenth Air Force | |
| Hathazari, Bangladesh | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Location | |
  Hailakandi Airfield Location within Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates | 22°30′36″N 091°47′25″E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1944 |
| In use | 1944–1945 |
| Battles/wars | Burma Campaign 1944–1945 |
History
The airfield was located near the railhead on the main railroad line to Chittagong.[4][3] 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.[5][6] 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.[7][8]
Use by the RAF
Between December 1944 and April 1945, the No. 117 Squadron RAF used this airfield as their base.[9] 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.[10]
Between February 1945 and May 1945 the No. 31 Squadron RAF was assigned to this airfield.[11] The No. 177 Squadron RAF was the last Royal Air Force squadron to be assigned to this airfield before it was closed.[12]
