| Sahmaw Airfield | |
| Ensign: | Tenth Air Force - Emblem (World War II).png |
| Ensign Size: | 60px |
| Partof: | Tenth Air Force |
| Location: | Sahmaw, Burma |
| Pushpin Map: | Burma |
| Pushpin Label: | Sahmaw 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 |
Sahmaw is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar.[1]
During the Burma Campaign 1944-1945 in the Second World War, Sahmaw was the site of a United States Army Air Forces airfield, now abandoned.
The airfield was a temporary combat airfield used by the 33d Fighter Group between 26 December 1944 and 4 May 1945, flying P-47 Thunderbolts and P-38 Lightnings. It was also used by the 71st Liaison Squadron, between 15 October and 16 January 1945, flying L-4 Piper Cubs and UC-64A Norseman light aircraft.
After the Americans moved out, the airfield was abandoned and was returned to agricultural use.
Sahmaw was a part of the Jeep Railway, a system of trains consisting of jeeps fitted with railway wheels and running on tracks, organized by the 36th Infantry Division of the British Army during the Burma Campaign.[2]