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| [[Zhanyi Airport/Air Base|Chanyi Airfield]], China |
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| Origin of Route Charlie to Tezpur. Also used by 14th Air Force. Now [[Zhanyi Airport/Air Base]]. |
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| [[Loping Airfield]], China |
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| [[Liulang Air Base|Liulang Airfield]], China |
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| Stop #2 Route Charlie to Tezpur. Also used by 14th Air Force. Now CAF Liulang Air Base. |
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Revision as of 12:35, 16 April 2011
| India-China Division | |
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| Active | 1942–1946 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Force |
| Role | Air Transport |
| Engagements | World War II |
The India-China Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Transport Command, stationed at Dum Dum Airport (Cazes Air Base) Calcutta, British India. It was inactivated in 1946.
The organization (ICWATC) was formed from a consolidation of Tenth Air Force units in December 1942. It's mission was the air transport of supplies, personnel, equipment and aircraft within India and China during World War II.
History
Lineage
- Activated as India-China Wing on 1 December 1942
- Assumed personnel and equipment of Tenth Air Force The Trans-India Ferry Command, inactivated.
- Inactivated in 1946.
Assignments
- Air Transport Command, 1 December 1942-1946
Components
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Stations
| ATC Station Number | AAF Base Unit | Name | Coordinates | Notes |
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| 1 | 1300th | HQ, India-China Division, ATC Hastings AAB Calcutta, India |
22°33′03″N 088°19′45″E / 22.55083°N 88.32917°E | HQ Moved from New Delhi in 1944 to be closer to operational areas. Non-flying base, location approximate. Inactivated 15 February 1946. Remains visible now part of urban area.[1] |
| 19 | 1305th | Dum Dum Airport Calcutta, India |
22°39′17″N 088°26′48″E / 22.65472°N 88.44667°E | Inactivated 14 December 1945 |
| 2 | 1325th | HQ, Assam Wing Chabua Airfield, India |
27°27′44″N 095°07′05″E / 27.46222°N 95.11806°E | Inactivated 15 October 1945 |
| 3 | 1325th | HQ, Bengal Wing Tejgaon Airport, India |
23°46′43″N 090°22′57″E / 23.77861°N 90.38250°E | Inactivated 15 June 1946 |
| 6 | 1333d | Chabua Airfield, India | 27°27′44″N 095°07′05″E / 27.46222°N 95.11806°E | Inactivated 25 December 1945 |
| 7 | 1337th | Sookerating Airfield, India | 27°33′10″N 095°34′14″E / 27.55278°N 95.57056°E | Inactivated 25 November 1945 |
| 8 | 1307th | Hq, India Wing Willingdon Airfield New Delhi, India |
28°35′04″N 077°12′21″E / 28.58444°N 77.20583°E | Inactivated 5 December 1945 |
| 9 | 1332d | Mohanbari Airfield, India | 27°29′02″N 095°01′01″E / 27.48389°N 95.01694°E | Inactivated 5 December 1945 |
| 10 | 1326th | Lalmanir Hat Airfield, India | 25°53′33″N 089°25′41″E / 25.89250°N 89.42806°E | Inactivated 26 October 1945. Now abandoned, extensive amount of remains visible |
| 11 | 1328th | Misamari Airfield, India | 26°49′01″N 092°35′52″E / 26.81694°N 92.59778°E | Inactivated 20 October 1945 |
| 12 | 1338th | Yunnanyi Airfield, China | 25°26′44″N 100°44′05″E / 25.44556°N 100.73472°E | Inactivated 10 October 1945 |
| 13 | 1340th | Hq, China Wing Kunming Airport, China |
24°59′32″N 102°44′36″E / 24.99222°N 102.74333°E | Inactivated 25 November 1945 |
| 14 | 1341st | Yangkai Airfield, China | 25°24′14″N 103°06′46″E / 25.40389°N 103.11278°E | Inactivated 10 September 1945 |
| 15 | 1339th | Chengkung Airfield, China | 25°45′30″N 102°48′14″E / 25.75833°N 102.80389°E | Inactivated 20 October 1945 |
| 16 | 1306th | Karachi Airport, India | 24°54′24″N 067°09′39″E / 24.90667°N 67.16083°E | Inactivated 3 January 1946 |
| 17 | 1303d | Agra Airfield, India | 27°09′27″N 077°57′39″E / 27.15750°N 77.96083°E | Inactivated 20 December 1945 |
| 18 | 1312th | Ondal Airfield, India | 23°35′38″N 087°13′28″E / 23.59389°N 87.22444°E | Inactivated on 7 February 1945 |
| 20 | 1311th | Gaya Airfield, India | 24°44′40″N 084°57′04″E / 24.74444°N 84.95111°E | Also 8th Operational Training Unit. Inactivated on 5 December 1945 |
| 21 | 1331st | Moran Airfield, India | 27°08′34″N 094°54′15″E / 27.14278°N 94.90417°E | Inactivated on 7 March 1945 |
| 22 | 1329th | Deragon Airfield, India | 21°12′22″N 079°12′23″E / 21.20611°N 79.20639°E | Inactivated on 18 July 1945 |
| 23 | 1334th | Golaghat Airfield, India | 26°29′17″N 093°59′24″E / 26.48806°N 93.99000°E | Inactivated on 7 March 1945 |
| 24 | Kweilin Airfield Yang Tong Air Base Kweilin, China |
25°13′05″N 110°02′21″E / 25.21806°N 110.03917°E | Opened in April 1943. Also used by 14th Air Force as a fighter/bomber base. Closed September 1944[2] Now Guilin Liangjiang International Airport. | |
| 25 | Ranchi Airfield, India | 23°18′51″N 085°19′18″E / 23.31417°N 85.32167°E | ||
| 27 | 1309th | HAL Airport Bangalore , India |
12°57′00″N 077°40′06″E / 12.95000°N 77.66833°E | Inactivated on 15 October 1945 |
| 28 | 1308th | Juhu Airport Bombay, India |
19°05′53″N 072°50′02″E / 19.09806°N 72.83389°E | Inactivated on 13 November 1945 |
| 29 | 1310th | RAF Station Negombo Colombo, Ceylon |
07°10′52″N 079°53′01″E / 7.18111°N 79.88361°E | Inactivated on 19 October 1945 |
| 30 | 1342d | Chanyi Airfield, China | 25°35′32″N 103°49′43″E / 25.59222°N 103.82861°E | Inactivated on 12 October 1945 |
| Rupsi Airfield, India | 26°08′28″N 089°54′25″E / 26.14111°N 89.90694°E | Origin of Route Able to Lushan | ||
| Misamari Airfield, India | 26°42′13″N 092°28′47″E / 26.70361°N 92.47972°E | Location approximate, Stop #1 on Route Able to Lushan. Airfield today obliterated by redevelopment. | ||
| 5 | 1327th | Tezpur Airfield, India | 26°42′44″N 092°47′14″E / 26.71222°N 92.78722°E | Stop #2 on Route Able to Lushan. Inactivated 26 October 1945 |
| 4 | 1335th | Jorhat Airfield, India | 26°43′54″N 094°10′32″E / 26.73167°N 94.17556°E | Stop #3 on Route Able to Lushan. Inactivated 15 June 1946 |
| Sadiya Airfield, India | 27°50′35″N 095°40′00″E / 27.84306°N 95.66667°E | Location approximate, Stop #5 on Route Able to Lushan. Airfield today obliterated by redevelopment. | ||
| 26 | Fort Hertz Airfield, Burma | 27°19′48″N 097°25′35″E / 27.33000°N 97.42639°E | Stop #6 on Route Able to Lushan. | |
| Likiang Airfield, China | 26°40′45″N 100°14′45″E / 26.67917°N 100.24583°E | Stop #7 on Route Able to Lushan. Now Lijiang Airport. | ||
| Lushan Airfield, China | 29°33′37″N 103°45′50″E / 29.56028°N 103.76389°E | Stop #8 on Route Able. Location approximate. Frequent training and marshalling area for the nationalist Kuomintang army | ||
| Chanyi Airfield, China | 25°35′32″N 103°49′43″E / 25.59222°N 103.82861°E | Origin of Route Charlie to Tezpur. Also used by 14th Air Force. Now Zhanyi Airport/Air Base. | ||
| Loping Airfield, China | 23°55′07″N 097°41′45″E / 23.91861°N 97.69583°E | Stop #1 Route Charlie to Tezpur. Also used by 14th Air Force. | ||
| Liulang Airfield, China | 24°59′17″N 103°38′33″E / 24.98806°N 103.64250°E | Stop #2 Route Charlie to Tezpur. Also used by 14th Air Force. Now CAF Liulang Air Base. |
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- The Army Almanac, Armed Forces Information School (U.S), Washington. D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 1950
- India-China Wing