Sahmaw Airfield | |
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| Part of Tenth Air Force | |
| Sahmaw, Burma | |
  Sahmaw Airfield | |
| Coordinates | 25°13′37″N096°47′39″E / 25.22694°N 96.79417°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 |
Sahmaw is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar. [1]
During the Burma Campaign 1944-1945 in the Second World War, Sahmaw was the site of a United States Army Air Forces airfield, now abandoned.
The airfield was a temporary combat airfield used by the 33d Fighter Group between 26 December 1944 and 4 May 1945, flying P-47 Thunderbolts and P-38 Lightnings. It was also used by the 71st Liaison Squadron, between 15 October and 16 January 1945, flying L-4 Piper Cubs and UC-64A Norseman light aircraft.
After the Americans moved out, the airfield was abandoned and was returned to agricultural use.[ citation needed ]
Sahmaw was a part of the Jeep Railway, a system of trains consisting of jeeps fitted with railway wheels and running on tracks, organized by the 36th Infantry Division of the British Army during the Burma Campaign. [2]
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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