Sookerating Air Force Station

Coordinates: 27°33′10.30″N 095°34′14.34″E / 27.5528611°N 95.5706500°E / 27.5528611; 95.5706500
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Sookerating Air Force Station

एयर फोर्स स्टेशन सूकेरटिंग
AMSL
400 ft / 122 m
Coordinates27°33′10.30″N 095°34′14.34″E / 27.5528611°N 95.5706500°E / 27.5528611; 95.5706500
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Sookerating Air Force Station is located in Assam
Sookerating Air Force Station
Sookerating Air Force Station
Sookerating Air Force Station is located in India
Sookerating Air Force Station
Sookerating Air Force Station
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 6,595 2,010 Asphalt

Sookerating Air Force Station is an

state of Assam, India
. It is a secondary airport for the Indian Air Force, which operates much more actively from other air bases in the region..

During

C-46 Commando aircraft flew north into China over "the Hump
" to resupply Allied forces. The airfield was also used as a combat fighter airfield in 1942 to defend the Assam Valley against Japanese forces advancing from Burma.

References


Public Domain 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. .

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