Sahmaw

Coordinates: 25°13′37″N 096°47′39″E / 25.22694°N 96.79417°E / 25.22694; 96.79417
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Sahmaw Airfield
Burma Campaign 1944-1945

Sahmaw is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar.[1]

Second World War

During the

Second World War, Sahmaw was the site of a United States Army Air Forces
airfield, now abandoned.

The airfield was a temporary combat airfield used by the

UC-64A Norseman
light aircraft.

After the Americans moved out, the airfield was abandoned and was returned to agricultural use.[citation needed]

Sahmaw was a part of the Jeep Railway, a system of trains consisting of jeeps fitted with railway wheels and running on tracks, organized by the 36th Infantry Division of the British Army during the Burma Campaign.[2]

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from 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.
  • www.pacificwrecks.com - Sahmaw keyword search

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