Ledo Airfield

Ledo Airfield
Part of Tenth Air Force
Ledo, India
Ledo Airfield
Coordinates	27°18′09″N 095°44′14″E / 27.30250°N 95.73722°E / 27.30250; 95.73722 (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

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 an earthquake in August, 1950.

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

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
www.pacificwrecks.com - Hathazari keyword search

External links

USAAF Tenth Air Force in World War II

Airfields

Burma	Bhamo Myitkyina Namponmao Sahmaw Tingkawk Sakan

India	Agartala Asansol Barrackpore Chakulia Chittagong Dinjan Dohazari Dudhkundi Dum Dum Fenny Guskhara Hailakandi Hathazari Kalaikunda Karachi Ledo Nagaghuli Nawadih Pandaveswar Panagarh Piardoba Sookerating Sylhet Tezgaon Tezpur Tulihal

Units

Groups

Air Commando	1st Air Commando 2d Air Commando

Bombardment	7th Bombardment 12th Bombardment 341st Bombardment

Combat Cargo	1st Combat Cargo 3d Combat Cargo 4th Combat Cargo

Fighter	23d Fighter 33d Fighter 51st Fighter 80th Fighter 81st Fighter 311th Fighter

Reconnaissance	8th Reconnaissance

Troop Carrier	443d Troop Carrier

Squadrons

United States Army Air Forces

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