India–China Division, Air Transport Command

India-China Division
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

• 1st Ferrying Group

3d Ferrying Squadron

6th Ferrying Squadron

13th Ferrying Squadron

Dinjan Airfield, Assam, India

• 22d Transport Group

77th Transport Squadron

78th Transport Squadron

88th Transport Squadron

Jorhat Airfield, Assam, India

• 28th Transport Group

96th Transport Squadron

97th Transport Squadron

98th Transport Squadron

Tezpur Airfield, Assam, India

• 29th Transport Group

13th Ferrying Squadron

99th Transport Squadron

100th Transport Squadron

301st Transport Squadron

Sookerating Airfield, Assam, India

• 30th Transport Group

302d Transport Squadron

303d Transport Squadron

304th Transport Squadron

Mohanbari Airfield, Assam, India

• 443d Troop Carrier Group

1st Troop Carrier Squadron

2d Troop Carrier Squadron

27th Troop Carrier Squadron

315th Troop Carrier Squadron

Dinjan Airfield, Assam, India

Stations

ATC Station Number	AAF Base Unit	Name	Country	Coordinates	Notes
1	1300th	HQ, India-China Division, ATC Hastings AAB Calcutta	India	22°33′03″N 088°19′45″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.
19	1305th	Dum Dum Airport Calcutta	India	22°39′17″N 088°26′48″E	Inactivated 14 December 1945
2	1325th	HQ, Assam Wing Chabua Airfield	India	27°27′44″N 095°07′05″E	Inactivated 15 October 1945
3	1325th	HQ, Bengal Wing Tejgaon Airport	India	23°46′43″N 090°22′57″E	Inactivated 15 June 1946
8	1307th	Hq, India Wing Willingdon Airfield New Delhi	India	28°35′04″N 077°12′21″E	Inactivated 5 December 1945
13	1340th	Hq, China Wing Kunming Airport	China	24°59′32″N 102°44′36″E	Stop #3 Route Charlie to Tezpur, India; Stop #11 on Route Easy to Loping, China. Inactivated 25 November 1945
17	1303d	Agra Airfield	India	27°09′27″N 077°57′39″E	Inactivated 20 December 1945
6	1333d	Chabua Airfield	India	27°27′44″N 095°07′05″E	Stop #4 on Route Easy to Loping, China. Inactivated 25 December 1945
22	1329th	Deragon Airfield	India	21°12′22″N 079°12′23″E	Inactivated on 18 July 1945
		Dinjan Airfield	India	27°32′16″N 095°16′10″E	Stop #6 on Route Easy to Loping, China. Also used by 10th Air Force.
20	1311th	Gaya Airfield	India	24°44′40″N 084°57′04″E	Also 8th Operational Training Unit. Inactivated on 5 December 1945
23	1334th	Golaghat Airfield	India	26°29′17″N 093°59′24″E	Stop #3 on Route Easy to Loping, China. Inactivated on 7 March 1945
27	1309th	HAL Airport Bangalore	India	12°57′00″N 077°40′06″E	Inactivated on 15 October 1945
4	1335th	Jorhat Airfield	India	26°43′54″N 094°10′32″E	Stop #3 on Route Able to Lushan, China; Stop #8 on Route Charlie to Tezpur, India. Stop #1 on Route Easy to Loping, China. Inactivated 15 June 1946
28	1308th	Juhu Airport Bombay	India	19°05′53″N 072°50′02″E	Inactivated on 13 November 1945
16	1306th	Karachi Airport	India	24°54′24″N 067°09′39″E	Inactivated 3 January 1946
10	1326th	Lalmanir Hat Airfield	India	25°53′33″N 089°25′41″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	Stop #1 on Route Able to Lushan, china. Inactivated 20 October 1945
9	1332d	Mohanbari Airfield	India	27°29′02″N 095°01′01″E	Stop #4 on Route Easy to Loping, China. Inactivated 5 December 1945
21	1331st	Moran Airfield	India	27°08′34″N 094°54′15″E	Stop #5 on Route Easy to Loping, China. Inactivated on 7 March 1945
18	1312th	Ondal Airfield	India	23°35′38″N 087°13′28″E	Inactivated on 7 February 1945
25		Ranchi Airfield	India	23°18′51″N 085°19′18″E
		Rupsi Airfield	India	26°08′28″N 089°54′25″E	Origin of Route Able to Lushan, China; Origin of Route Easy to Loping, China.
		Sadiya Airfield	India	27°50′35″N 095°40′00″E	Location approximate, Stop #5 on Route Able to Lushan, China; Stop #8 on Route Easy to Loping, China. Airfield today obliterated by redevelopment.
7	1337th	Sookerating Airfield	India	27°33′10″N 095°34′14″E	Stop #7 on Route Easy to Loping, China. Inactivated 25 November 1945
5	1327th	Tezpur Airfield	India	26°42′44″N 092°47′14″E	Stop #2 on Route Able to Lushan, China, Terminus of Route Charlie from Chanyi, China. Inactivated 26 October 1945
29	1310th	RAF Station Negombo Colombo	Ceylon	07°10′52″N 079°53′01″E	Inactivated on 19 October 1945
26		Fort Hertz Airfield	Burma	27°19′48″N 097°25′35″E	Stop #6 on Route Able to Lushan, China
		Tingkawk Sakan Airfield	Burma	26°04′44″N 096°43′24″E	Stop #9 on Route Easy to Loping, China. Also used by 10th Air Force.
		Shingbwiyang	Burma	26°41′36″N 096°12′46″E	Stop #9 on Route Easy to Loping, China.
30	1342d	Chanyi Airfield	China	25°35′32″N 103°49′43″E	Inactivated on 12 October 1945 Origin of Route Charlie to Tezpur. Also used by 14th Air Force. Now Zhanyi Airport/Air Base.
15	1339th	Chengkung Airfield	China	25°45′30″N 102°48′14″E	Inactivated 20 October 1945
24		Kweilin Airfield Yang Tong Air Base Kweilin	China	25°13′05″N 110°02′21″E	Opened in April 1943. Also used by 14th Air Force as a fighter/bomber base. Closed September 1944 Now Guilin Liangjiang International Airport.
		Likiang Airfield	China	26°40′45″N 100°14′45″E	Stop #7 on Route Able to Lushan, China. Now Lijiang Airport.
		Liulang Airfield	China	24°59′17″N 103°38′33″E	Stop #2 Route Charlie to Tezpur, India; Stop #12 on Route Easy to Loping, China. Also used by 14th Air Force. Now CAF Liulang Air Base.
		Loping Airfield	China	23°55′07″N 097°41′45″E	Stop #1 Route Charlie to Tezpur, India; Terminus of Route Easy. Also used by 14th Air Force.
		Lushan Airfield	China	29°33′37″N 103°45′50″E	Stop #8 on Route Ableto Lushan, China. Location approximate. Frequent training and marshalling area for the nationalist Kuomintang army
		Paoshan Airfield	China	23°05′03″N 113°04′10″E	Stop #9 on Route Easy to Loping, China.
		Tsuyung Airfield	China	25°02′17″N 101°33′56″E	Stop #10 on Route Easy to Loping, China.
14	1341st	Yangkai Airfield	China	25°24′14″N 103°06′46″E	Stop #4 Route Charlie to Tezpur, India Inactivated 10 September 1945
12	1338th	Yunnanyi Airfield	China	25°26′44″N 100°44′05″E	Stop #5 Route Charlie to Tezpur, India. Inactivated 10 October 1945

See also

• South Atlantic air ferry route in World War II

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