Hmawbi Air Base
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Hmawbi Air Base is an
airbase of the Myanmar Air Force in Hmawbi Township
, Yangon Region.
The base is home to 56 Squadron which flies the Mil Mi-17.[1]
- History
The base was formerly used by the British Royal Air Force, the following units were here at some point:
- No. 47 Squadron RAF between 15 August 1945 and 15 January 1946 with the de Havilland Mosquito VI[2]
- No. 84 Squadron RAF between 10 and 12 September 1945 with the Mosquito VI[3]
- No. 89 Squadron RAF between 6 and 25 September 1945 with the Mosquito XIX[4]
- No. 96 Squadron RAF between 4 September 1945 and 16 April 1946 with the Douglas Dakota[5]
- No. 110 Squadron RAF between 16 August 1945 and 11 September 1945 with the Mosquito VI[6]
- No. 117 Squadron RAF between 19 August and 17 December 1945 with the Dakota[7]
- No. 215 Squadron RAF between 19 August and 23 October 1945 with the Dakota[8]
References
- ^ "Myanmar Defence Force - Hmawby AB (VYHB)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 40.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 50.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 51.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 53.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 55.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 57.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 71.
- Bibliography
- Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.