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Dohazari Airfield 
Part of Tenth Air Force Dohazari, Bangladesh 
Dohazari AirfieldDohazari Airfield (Bangladesh)Type Military airfield Coordinates 22°09′55.21″N 092°04′06.51″E / 22.1653361°N 92.068475°E (Approximate) Built 1944 In use 1944-1945 Controlled by United States Army Air Forces Battles/wars Burma Campaign 1944-1945 Dohazari Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in Bangladesh used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned.
History
Dohazari was used by the USAAF Tenth Air Force 1st Combat Cargo Group as a supply point for aerial resupply drops over Burma between 30 January and 15 May 1945. The groups 2d and 4th Combat Cargo Squadron remained at the airfield flying C-46 Commando aircraft until 31 October when the base was closed after the war.
After the war the airfield was abandoned and today is part of an agricultural area.
References
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
- www.pacificwrecks.com - Dohazari keyword search
Airfields Burma India 
Units Groups Air Commando Bombardment 7th Bombardment · 12th Bombardment · 341st BombardmentCombat Cargo 1st Combat Cargo · 3d Combat Cargo · 4th Combat CargoFighter Reconnaissance Troop Carrier 443d Troop CarrierSquadrons 24th Combat Mapping · 426th Night Fighter Squadron · 427th Night Fighter SquadronCategories:- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in the British Raj
- Airports in Bangladesh
- Defunct airports
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