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Coordinates: 25°3532N 103°4943E / 25.59222°N 103.82861°E / 25.59222; 103.82861
 

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Zhanyi Airport


沾益机场
  • ICAO: none
  • Summary
    Airport typePublic/Military
    LocationZhanyi, Yunnan, China
    Coordinates25°35′32N 103°49′43E / 25.59222°N 103.82861°E / 25.59222; 103.82861
    Map
    Zhanyi Airport is located in Yunnan
    Zhanyi Airport

    Zhanyi Airport

    Location of airport in Yunnan

    Runways
    Direction Length Surface
    m ft
    00/18 1,524 5,000 Concrete
    Zhanyi Airport
    Simplified Chinese沾益机场
    Traditional Chinese霑益機場

    Zhanyi Airport (Chinese: 沾益机场) is a former civilian airport and military air base, located about 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Zhanyi, Yunnan Province in the People’s Republic of China.

    History

    [edit]

    During World War II, the airport was known as Chanyi (Changyi) Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign. The airport primarily was a reconnaissance base, with photo mapping and combat aerial photography units flying combat mapping and photo flights over Japanese-held territory from September 1944 until September 1945. In addition, some B-25 Mitchell medium bomber and C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft used the airport. The Americans closed their facilities at the airport in early October 1945.

    Incidents

    [edit]

    On October 29, 1940, the Chongqing was strafed by Japanese fighters after it landed. Of the 9 passengers and 3 crew, 7 passengers and 2 crew died.[1]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Crouch, p. 219 - In: Gregory Crouch (2012). "Chapter 17: Ventricular tachycardia". China's Wings: War, Intrigue, Romance and Adventure in the Middle Kingdom during the Golden Age of Flight. Bantam Books. pp. 218220 (In EPub version 3.1: pp. 240–242). ISBN 978-0345532350.

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

    [edit]
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zhanyi_Airport&oldid=1207244617"

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