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==History== |
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During [[World War II]], the airfield hosted the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[444th Bombardment Group]] prior to its deployment to the [[Mariana Islands]]. |
During [[World War II]], the airfield hosted the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[444th Bombardment Group]] prior to its deployment to the [[Mariana Islands]]. |
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Dudhkundi was originally designed for [[B-24 Liberator]] use. In 1943 it was designated as a [[B-29 Superfortress]] Base for the planned deployment of the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[XX Bomber Command]] to India. Advance Army Air Forces echelons arrived in India in December 1943 to organize the upgrading of the airfield and thousands of Indians labored to upgrade the facility for Superfortress operations. |
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The group participated in [[Operation Matterhorn]], the bombing of the [[Japan|Japanese Home Islands]]]. Transported supplies of fuel, bombs, and spares 1,200 miles needed to support the group's forward staging base at [[Kwanghan Airfield]] (A-3), near [[Chengtu]] in [[Southwestern China]]. Six round trips were necessary to deliver enough fuel for one airplane to mount a combat mission from China - an impractical logistics concept for an aerial campaign. |
The group participated in [[Operation Matterhorn]], the bombing of the [[Japan|Japanese Home Islands]]]. Transported supplies of fuel, bombs, and spares 1,200 miles needed to support the group's forward staging base at [[Kwanghan Airfield]] (A-3), near [[Chengtu]] in [[Southwestern China]]. Six round trips were necessary to deliver enough fuel for one airplane to mount a combat mission from China - an impractical logistics concept for an aerial campaign. |
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Revision as of 12:01, 10 May 2009
Dudhkundi Airfield
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| Part of Twentieth Air Force | |
| West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates | 22°19′21.16″N 087°06′33.62″E / 22.3225444°N 87.1093389°E |
| Type | Military Airfield |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Abandoned |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | 1942-1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Dudhkundi Airfield is an abandoned airfield in India, located 12 miles (19.2 km) SE of Jhargram, in the Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
During World War II, the airfield hosted the United States Army Air Force 444th Bombardment Group prior to its deployment to the Mariana Islands.
Dudhkundi was originally designed for B-24 Liberator use. In 1943 it was designated as a B-29 Superfortress Base for the planned deployment of the United States Army Air Forces XX Bomber Command to India. Advance Army Air Forces echelons arrived in India in December 1943 to organize the upgrading of the airfield and thousands of Indians labored to upgrade the facility for Superfortress operations.
The group participated in Operation Matterhorn, the bombing of the Japanese Home Islands]. Transported supplies of fuel, bombs, and spares 1,200 miles needed to support the group's forward staging base at Kwanghan Airfield (A-3), near Chengtu in Southwestern China. Six round trips were necessary to deliver enough fuel for one airplane to mount a combat mission from China - an impractical logistics concept for an aerial campaign.
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