Chongqing Baishiyi Air Base

Chongqing Baishiyi Air Base
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Summary
Airport type		Military
Location		Chongqing, China
Coordinates		29°29′46″N 106°21′32″E / 29.49611°N 106.35889°E / 29.49611; 106.35889Coordinates: 29°29′46″N 106°21′32″E / 29.49611°N 106.35889°E / 29.49611; 106.35889
Map
Chongqing Baishiyi Location of air base in Chongqing
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
01/19	7,500	2,272	Asphalt

Chongqing Baishiyi Air Base is a People's Liberation Army Air Force Base, located about 13 miles northwest of Chongqing in the People’s Republic of China.

History

During World War II, the airport was known as Peishiyi (Paishihyi) Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945). Peishiyi was a command and control base, being used late in the war as the headquarters of the 68th Composite Wing, which controlled the combat operations of the 23d Fighter Group and the 308th Bombardment Group. In addition C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft used the airport flying troops and supplies into the area as well as combat wounded to rear areas. The Americans remained at the airport after the war ended, the facility becoming the headquarters of the China Air Service Command, which supplied equipment and other logistical support to American and Chinese forces, along with being headquarters of Fourteenth Air Force. The American units began closing down in early 1946, with the last personnel of the 10th Weather Squadron departing the facility on 31 July 1946.

References

World War II portal

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
• Airfields & Seaplane Anchorages China
• USAFHRA Document Search - Peishiyi</ref>

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