Chabua Air Force Station
Chabua Air Force Station AMSL | 367 ft / 112 m | ||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°27′44″N 095°07′05″E / 27.46222°N 95.11806°E | ||||||||||
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  VECA Location of Chabua Air Force Station, India  VECA VECA (India) | |||||||||||
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Chabua Air Force Station (
.History
US Air Force
This Base was built in 1939. During
The
Operated initially by the
While the route kept the transports relatively free from enemy attack (Enemy action destroyed only seven aircraft, killing 13 men) it led over rugged terrain, through violent storms, with snow and ice at the higher altitudes the planes flew over the mountains. Flying the Himalayan Hump would turn out to be some of the most dangerous flying in the world. Over the course of action there were 460 aircraft and 792 men lost. Still, the operations were a success. There were 167,285 trips that moved 740,000 tons of material to support Chinese troops and other Allied forces.
In addition to the ATC transport units, elements of the
). A total of 8 B-24s were lost. Also the B-24s were used to ferry aircraft fuel into China.Indian Air Force
The airfield was abandoned after World War II. IAF commenced operations from this airfield in 1962 amid increased tensions with China and following the annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China. Initially Dakotas and Vampires, later Hunters, Otters and Mi-4 helicopters commenced air operations from Chabua air base. In the mid-seventies, subsequent to the runway upgradation and renovation.
Squadrons
No. 14 Wing
See also
- Air Transport Command
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- Airport information for VECA at Great Circle Mapper.
External links
Media related to Chabua Air Force Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Chabua Air Force Base at GlobalSecurity.org
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070910030113/http://www.usaaf.net/ww2/airlift/airliftpg7.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070730081323/http://warren421.home.comcast.net/history.html
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