Ledo Airfield Explained

Ledo Airfield
Ensign:Tenth Air Force - Emblem (World War II).png
Ensign Size:60px
Partof:Tenth Air Force
Location:Ledo, India
Pushpin Map:India Assam#India
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Mark:Airplane_silhouette.svg
Pushpin Label:Ledo Airfield
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Coordinates: (Approximate)
Type:Military airfield
Controlledby:United States Army Air Forces
Built:1944
Used:1944–1945
Battles:Burma Campaign 1944–1945

Ledo Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in India used during the Burma Campaign 1944–1945. It is now abandoned, having been destroyed by the 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake.

History

The airfield was located at the Railhead for the Ledo Road and was also used as one of the main supply points for "the Hump" transport route to Allied forces in China. It was the home of the C-46 Commandos of the 443rd Troop Carrier Group and the Air Transport Command India-China Wing 1st Air Cargo Resupply Squadron. The airfield was used by transport units until the end of January 1946 when it closed.

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