Dohazari Airfield | |
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Part of Tenth Air Force | |
Dohazari, Bangladesh | |
Coordinates | 22°09′55.21″N092°04′06.51″E / 22.1653361°N 92.0684750°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 |
Dohazari Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield near Dohazari in Bangladesh used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned.
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