Sookerating Air Force Station | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | Sookerating, India | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 400 ft / 122 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°33′10.30″N 095°34′14.34″E / 27.5528611°N 95.5706500°E | ||||||||||
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Sookerating Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base located at Sookerating in the state of Assam, India. It is a secondary airport for the Indian Air Force, which operates much more actively from other air bases in the region..
During World War II, the airfield was used as a transport base by the United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force and Air Transport Command. From the airfield, numerous C-46 Commando aircraft flew north into China over " the Hump" to resupply Allied forces. The airfield was also used as a combat fighter airfield in 1942 to defend the Assam Valley against Japanese forces advancing from Burma.
This article incorporates
public domain material from the
Air Force Historical Research Agency
Sookerating Air Force Station | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | Sookerating, India | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 400 ft / 122 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°33′10.30″N 095°34′14.34″E / 27.5528611°N 95.5706500°E | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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Sookerating Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base located at Sookerating in the state of Assam, India. It is a secondary airport for the Indian Air Force, which operates much more actively from other air bases in the region..
During World War II, the airfield was used as a transport base by the United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force and Air Transport Command. From the airfield, numerous C-46 Commando aircraft flew north into China over " the Hump" to resupply Allied forces. The airfield was also used as a combat fighter airfield in 1942 to defend the Assam Valley against Japanese forces advancing from Burma.
This article incorporates
public domain material from the
Air Force Historical Research Agency