Sahmaw
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Sahmaw Airfield
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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
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. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
- www.pacificwrecks.com - Sahmaw keyword search
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