Sahmaw Airfield

Sahmaw Airfield
Part of Tenth Air Force
Sahmaw, Burma
Sahmaw Airfield
Coordinates	25°13′37″N 096°47′39″E / 25.22694°N 96.79417°E / 25.22694; 96.79417 (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

Sahmaw Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in Burma used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned.

History

The airfield was a temporary combat airfield used by the 33d Fighter Group between 26 December 1944 and 4 May 1945, flying P-47 Thunderbolts and P-38 Lightnings. It was also used by the 71st Liaison Squadron, between 15 October and 16 January 1945, flying L-4 Piper Cubs and UC-64A Norseman light aircraft.

After the Americans moved out, the airfield was abandoned and was returned to agricultural use.

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 - Sahmaw 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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