Fenny Airfield Explained

Fenny Airfield
Ensign:Tenth Air Force - Emblem (World War II).png
Partof:Tenth Air Force
Location:Feni District, Bangladesh
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh
Pushpin Label:Fenny Airfield
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Type:Military airfield
Built:1944
Used:1944-1945
Controlledby:United States Army Air Forces
Battles:Burma Campaign 1944-1945

Fenny Airfield or Feni Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield located in Feni District, Bangladesh used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945 of World War II. The airfield is now abandoned.

History

Feni was the primary home of the Tenth Air Force 12th Bombardment Group, which flew B-25 Mitchell medium bombers from the airfield after its reassignment from Twelfth Air Force in southern Italy. The group operated from Fenny from July 1944 until June 1945, flying combat missions over Burma supporting the British Fourteenth Army. When Allied forces at Imphal, India, were threatened by a Japanese offensive, the group delivered ammunition and other supplies. In addition to the bombers, the 12th Combat Cargo Squadron used Fenny to air drop supplies and ammunition to the ground forces. Fenny was also used as a communications station and an Air Technical Service Command maintenance depot.[1]

In 2006, the former airfield spanning 49.5 acres was transformed into the site of the Feni Girls' Cadet College.[2]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 April 2021 . Fenny Airfield (Feni) . 2024-03-22 . Pacific Wrecks . en.
  2. Web site: Eagle . Andrew . 2013-11-08 . Finding Feni . 2024-03-22 . The Daily Star . en.