Sookerating Air Force Station

Sookerating Air Force Station
IATA: none – ICAO: Sookerating Air Force Station Sookerating Air Force Station (India)
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		Indian Air Force
Location		Sookerating, India
Elevation AMSL		400 ft / 122 m
Coordinates		27°33′10.30″N 095°34′14.34″E / 27.552861°N 95.57065°E / 27.552861; 95.57065Coordinates: 27°33′10.30″N 095°34′14.34″E / 27.552861°N 95.57065°E / 27.552861; 95.57065
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
03/21	6,595	2,010	Asphalt

Sookerating Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base located at Sookerating in the state of Assam, India. Its current status is undetermined and may be in a reserve status.

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.

References

World War II portal

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of 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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