Dohazari Airfield

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Dohazari Airfield
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Part of Tenth Air Force
Dohazari, Bangladesh
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Dohazari Airfield
Coordinates 22°09′55.21″N092°04′06.51″E / 22.1653361°N 92.0684750°E / 22.1653361; 92.0684750 (Approximate)
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
Controlled by United States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built1944
In use1944-1945
Battles/wars Burma Campaign 1944-1945

Dohazari Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield near Dohazari in Bangladesh used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945 of World War II. It is now abandoned.

History

Dohazari was used by the USAAF Tenth Air Force 1st Combat Cargo Group as a supply point for aerial resupply drops over Burma between 30 January and 15 May 1945. The group's 2d and 4th Combat Cargo Squadron remained at the airfield flying C-46 Commando aircraft until 31 October when the base was closed after the war.

After the war, the airfield was abandoned and today is part of an agricultural area.

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