Hmawbi Air Base

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Hmawbi Air Base
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Hmawbi in Myanmar
Site information
Owner Myanmar Armed Forces
Operator Myanmar Air Force
Controlled byEastern SOC
Location
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Coordinates 17°07′14″N96°04′05″E / 17.12056°N 96.06806°E / 17.12056; 96.06806
Site history
Built1945 (1945)
In use1945 -
Airfield information
Elevation22 metres (72 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
09/272,440 metres (8,005 ft) Asphalt

Hmawbi Air Base is an airbase of the Myanmar Air Force in Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar (Burma).

The base is home to 56 Squadron which flies the Mil Mi-17. [1]

History

The base was formerly used by the British Royal Air Force as RAF Hmawbi, the following units were here at some point:

References

  1. "Myanmar Defence Force - Hmawby AB (VYHB)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. Jefford 1988, p. 40.
  3. Jefford 1988, p. 50.
  4. Jefford 1988, p. 51.
  5. Jefford 1988, p. 53.
  6. Jefford 1988, p. 55.
  7. Jefford 1988, p. 57.
  8. Jefford 1988, p. 71.
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