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Sookerating Air Force Station

Coordinates: 27°33′10.30″N 095°34′14.34″E / 27.5528611°N 95.5706500°E / 27.5528611; 95.5706500
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Air Force Station Sookerating

एयर फोर्स स्टेशन सूकेरटिंग
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorIndian Air Force
LocationSookerating, India
Elevation AMSL400 ft / 122 m
Coordinates27°33′10.30″N 095°34′14.34″E / 27.5528611°N 95.5706500°E / 27.5528611; 95.5706500
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Air Force Station Sookerating is located in Assam
Air Force Station Sookerating
Air Force Station Sookerating
Air Force Station Sookerating is located in India
Air Force Station Sookerating
Air Force Station Sookerating
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 6,595 2,010 Asphalt

Air Force Station Sookerating 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.

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

  • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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