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Myitkyina Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Myitkyina | ||||||||||
| Location | Myitkyina,Myanmar | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 174.5 m / 484 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°23′1.09″N097°21′06.91″E / 25.3836361°N 97.3519194°E /25.3836361; 97.3519194 | ||||||||||
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Myitkyina Airport is a public airport inMyitkyina,Myanmar (IATA:MYT,ICAO:VYMK).
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Built beforeWorld War II asMyitkyina Airfield, the airfield was captured by theImperial Japanese Army on 8 May 1942 during theJapanese conquest of Burma. During the occupation, it was used by the Japanese Air Force as a fighter base, attackingAllied aircraft flying "the Hump" transport supply missions betweenIndia andChina.
The airfield was attacked on numerous missions byTenth Air Force andRoyal Air Force fighter and bombers until it was captured byMerrill's Marauders (officially named the 6th Ranger Battalion-5307th Composite Unit (provisional)) on 17 May 1944, but fighting continued in Myitkyina town until August 1944.
Once in Allied hands, the3d Combat Cargo Group moved in withC-47 Skytrains and used Myitkyina as a combat resupply airfield, air-dropping pallets of supplies and ammunition to the advancing Allied forces on the ground. In January 1945, the80th Fighter Group flewP-47 Thunderbolts from the field until 24 May 1945. The1st Combat Cargo Group then moved in with C-47s and remained until August when elements of the4th Combat Cargo Group replaced them. The 4th CCG operated supply and passenger flights between the airfield and China until December 1945 when American forces pulled out of the area.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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