Dohazari Airfield Explained

Dohazari Airfield
Ensign:Tenth Air Force - Emblem (World War II).png
Partof:Tenth Air Force
Location:Dohazari, Bangladesh
Coordinates: (Approximate)
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh
Pushpin Label:Dohazari Airfield
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Type:Military airfield
Built:1944
Used:1944-1945
Controlledby:United States Army Air Forces
Battles: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 of World War II. It is now abandoned.

History

Dohazari was used by the USAAF Tenth Air Force 1st Combat Cargo Group as a supply point for aerial resupply drops over Burma between 30 January and 15 May 1945. The group's 2d and 4th Combat Cargo Squadron remained at the airfield flying C-46 Commando aircraft until 31 October when the base was closed after the war.

After the war, the airfield was abandoned and today is part of an agricultural area.

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