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==History== |
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The airfield was a temporary field with a 4'000 runway consisting of gravel carved out of a 200 foot high teak forest with temperatures running well above 100 degrees. |
The airfield was a temporary field with a 4'000 runway consisting of gravel carved out of a 200 foot high teak forest with temperatures running well above 100 degrees. The airfield was used by the [[311th Fighter Group]], beginning in late May 1944, flying [[P-51C Mustang]]s. |
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The [[8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron]], based at Barrackpore, India, sent a detachment to fly reconnaissance missions from the field with F-5s ([[P-38 Lightning]]). |
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The 311th was replaced in August by the [[80th Fighter Group]], flying [[P-47 Thunderbolt]]s until January 1945 when the group moved to [[Myitkyina Airfield]] and the facility was closed. |
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Today, the airfield is abandoned, and has been reclaimed by the forest from which it was carved out of. A disturbed vegetation region in satellite imagery shows its approximate location. |
Today, the airfield is abandoned, and has been reclaimed by the forest from which it was carved out of. A disturbed vegetation region in satellite imagery shows its approximate location. |
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Revision as of 17:12, 10 November 2009
Tingkawk Sakan Airfield
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| Part of Tenth Air Force | |
| Tingkawk Sakan, Burma | |
| Coordinates | 26°04′44.40″N 096°43′24.92″E / 26.0790000°N 96.7235889°E (Approximate) |
| Type | Military Airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1944 |
| In use | 1944-1945 |
| Battles/wars | Burma Campaign 1944-1945 |
Tingkawk Sakan Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in Burma used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned.
History
The airfield was a temporary field with a 4'000 runway consisting of gravel carved out of a 200 foot high teak forest with temperatures running well above 100 degrees. The airfield was used by the 311th Fighter Group, beginning in late May 1944, flying P-51C Mustangs.
The 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, based at Barrackpore, India, sent a detachment to fly reconnaissance missions from the field with F-5s (P-38 Lightning).
The 311th was replaced in August by the 80th Fighter Group, flying P-47 Thunderbolts until January 1945 when the group moved to Myitkyina Airfield and the facility was closed.
Today, the airfield is abandoned, and has been reclaimed by the forest from which it was carved out of. A disturbed vegetation region in satellite imagery shows its approximate location.
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 - Tingkawk Sakan keyword search
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