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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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The group participated in [[Operation Matterhorn]], the bombing of the [[Japan|Japanese Home Islands]]]. Transported supplies of fuel, bombs, and spares needed to support the group's forward staging base at [[Kwanghan Airfield]] (A-3), |
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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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 01:16, 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.
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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