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Barrackpore Air Force Station  | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Barrackpore,Kolkata | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°46′55″N088°21′33″E / 22.78194°N 88.35917°E /22.78194; 88.35917 | ||||||||||
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Barrackpore Air Force Station is anIndian Air Force base located atBarrackpore, Kolkata in thestate ofWest Bengal,India. Barrackpore is one of the oldest stations in the IAF, operating transport units. One of theMi-17 squadrons is based here.
DuringWorld War II, the airfield was used as a reconnaissance airfield by theUnited States Army Air ForcesTenth Air Force, which flew unarmedP-38 Lightning aircraft from the station, equipped with several mapping cameras to gather intelligence on Japanese forces in occupiedBurma. Barrackpore was also home to several Spitfire Squadrons in the early 1950s.
In 1963No. 11 Squadron IAF was located at Barrackpore flyingDouglas Dakotas. That year two Dakotas were sent toBandung (Husein) inIndonesia to carry air and ground crew to pick upIndonesian Air Forcede Havilland Vampire fighters which were to be transferred to the IAF.[1]
Several Spitfire airframes were salvaged from Barrackpore in the 1970s and 1980s and are currently restored to flying status in the west.
Its ancillary units are 5 Tettra and 3 Tettra and Flying unit is 157 HU.[clarification needed]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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