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Suichwan Airfield

Suichwan Airfield
Part of Fourteenth Air Force
Yutianzhen, Suichuan County, Jiangxi Province, China
Suichwan Airfield is located in China
Suichwan Airfield
Suichwan Airfield
Coordinates26°21′57″N 114°34′18″E / 26.36583°N 114.57167°E / 26.36583; 114.57167
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces
Site history
Battles/warsChina Defensive Campaign 1942-1945

Suichwan Airfield is a former World War II United States Army Air Forces airfield in China, located approximately 2 miles southwest-west of Yutianzhen, Suichuan County, Jiangxi Province, China.[1][2][3]

History

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The airfield was used primarily by forward photo-reconnaissance units flying unarmed P-38 Lightning aircraft over Japanese-occupied territory on intelligence gathering missions beginning in October 1943 until the end of the war. The airfield was evacuated in June 1944 due to Japanese units advancing in the area, then reactivated in November. It was again evacuated in late January 1945 in the face of a rapid Japanese advance. It was again activated on 30 April 1945. It was eventually closed at the end of the war in October 1945, and appears to have been abandoned. Aerial photography shows many remains of the field to this day.

References

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  1. ^ "听遂川90岁老奶奶讲述沙子岭机场,那段惊心动魄的建设回忆". 遂川微平台. 2017-10-13.
  2. ^ 谭建华. "遂川「秘密空军基地」始末". 《传记文学》第九十三卷第一期. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24.
  3. ^ 刘述涛. "砂子岭机场的中美爱情故事". 江西遂川律师网. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-24.((cite news)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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