Zhijiang Airport
Airlines and destinations
World War II
During World War II, the airport was known as Chihkiang (Chih Kiang) Airfield (which is the Wade-Giles transcription of the same name) and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945). Its primary use by the Americans was as an airborne photo-reconnaissance and as a transport airfield.
Chihkiang Air Base was also the headquarters of the Fourteenth Air Force Chinese-American Composite Wing (Provisional) (CACW), whose squadrons flew P-40 Warhawk aircraft. The operational units of the CACW were jointly commanded by both American and Chinese air force officers, and the unit's aircraft were jointly manned by American and Chinese pilots and air crewmen. On 10 April 1945, the Japanese started an offensive for Chihkiang, however, by 10 May the CACW had attacked and mauled the Japanese forces so severely, the Japanese had to retreat to Paoching.
The Americans closed their facilities at the airport in early October 1945.
See also
References
- ^ Hunan Zhijiang Airport to officially open
- ^ "10月29日起执行!太原机场冬航季航班计划出炉!新开哪些城市航线…". Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "新开航线、伴您飞次卡、秒杀都来啦~". Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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- ^ 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
- ^ Chinese-American Composite Wing (Provisional)
- ^ USAFHRA Document 00077504
- ^ USAFHRA document 00056109