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Chenggu Airport/Air Base
Chenggu Airport/Air Base;
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Airport type	Public/Military
Serves	Hanzhong
Location	Hanzhong, China
Coordinates	33°08′04″N 107°12′19″E / 33.13444°N 107.20528°E
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Chenggu Airport/Air Base

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Location of Chenggu Airport/Air Base, China

Chenggu Airport/Air Base is a joint civilian airport and a People's Liberation Army Air Force Base, located about 11 miles east-northeast of Hanzhong (Shaanxi Province) in the People’s Republic of China.

History

During World War II, the airport was known as Hanchung (Nancheng) Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942-1945). It was used by the Americans as a photo-reconnaissance base for unarmed P-38 Lightning aerial reconnaissance planes, which flew over Japanese-held territory gathering intelligence for the Chinese ground forces.^[1] In addition, the Chinese-American Composite Wing 3d Bomb Group flew B-25 Mitchell medium bombers from the airport in 1944. The Americans closed their facilities at the end of the war in September 1945.^[2]

References

^ 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
^ USAFHRA Document Search - Hanchung

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Airfields & Seaplane Anchorages China

External links

[1] 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

[2] USAFHRA Document Search - Hanchung

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-During [[World War II]], the airport was known as '''Hanchung (Nancheng) Airfield''' and was used by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Fourteenth Air Force]] as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942-1945).
+During [[World War II]], the airport was known as '''Hanchung (Nancheng) Airfield''' and was used by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Fourteenth Air Force]] as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942-1945).  It was used by the Americans as a photo-reconnaissance base for unarmed [[P-38 Lightning]] aerial reconnaissance planes, which flew over Japanese-held territory gathering intelligence for the Chinese ground forces.<ref>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</ref> In addition, the Chinese-American Composite Wing 3d Bomb Group flew [[B-25 Mitchell]] medium bombers from the airport in 1944.   The Americans closed their facilities at the end of the war in September 1945.<ref>[http://airforcehistoryindex.org/search.php?q=Hanchung+ USAFHRA Document Search - Hanchung]</ref>
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-* 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
 * [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/china/index.html Airfields & Seaplane Anchorages China]
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