Barrackpore Air Force Station

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Airport in Barrackpore,Kolkata

Barrackpore Air Force Station

* IATA: none
* ICAO: VEBR

Summary
Airport type| Military
Operator| Indian Air Force
Location| Barrackpore,Kolkata
Elevation AMSL| 18 ft / 5 m
Coordinates| 22°46′55″N 088°21′33″E﻿ / ﻿22.78194°N 88.35917°E﻿ / 22.78194; 88.35917
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Barrackpore
Air Force Station

Location in West Bengal

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Barrackpore
Air Force Station

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Runways
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02/20  | 6,250  | 1,893  | Asphalt

Barrackpore Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base located at Barrackpore, Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. Barrackpore is one of the oldest stations in the IAF, operating transport units. One of the Mi-17 squadrons is based here.

## History

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During World War II, the airfield was used as a reconnaissance airfield by the United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force, which flew unarmed P-38 Lightning aircraft from the station, equipped with several mapping cameras to gather intelligence on Japanese forces in occupied Burma. Barrackpore was also home to several Spitfire Squadrons in the early 1950s.

In 1963 No. 11 Squadron IAF was located at Barrackpore flying Douglas Dakotas. That year two Dakotas were sent to Bandung (Husein) in Indonesia to carry air and ground crew to pick up Indonesian Air Force de Havilland Vampire fighters which were to be transferred to the IAF.[1]

Several Spitfire airframes were salvaged from Barrackpore in the 1970s and 1980s and are currently restored to flying status in the west.

Its ancillary units are 5 Tettra and 3 Tettra and Flying unit is 157 HU.[clarification needed]

## References

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1. ^ Wing Cdr Venu Kondath (Retd), 'Ferrying Vampires from Indonesia' Archived 27 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Bharat-Rakshak.com, accessed October 2011

This article incorporates public domain material from 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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Airfields|

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Bombardment|

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* 12th Bombardment
* 341st Bombardment

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* 4th Combat Cargo

Fighter|

* 23d Fighter
* 33d Fighter
* 51st Fighter
* 80th Fighter
* 81st Fighter
* 311th Fighter

Reconnaissance|

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* 427th Night Fighter Squadron

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* Minister of Defence
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* Vice Chief of the Air Staff
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Components
& commands|

| Air Force commands|

| Operational|

* Central Air Command
* Eastern Air Command
* Southern Air Command
* South Western Air Command
* Western Air Command

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Functional|

* Training Command
* Maintenance Command

Joint|

* Andaman and Nicobar Command
* Strategic Forces Command
* Defence Cyber Agency
* Defence Space Agency
* Armed Forces Special Operations Division

Air bases|

| Western Air Command|

* Adampur
* Ambala
* Amritsar
* Awantipora
* Bathinda
* Chandigarh
* Faridabad
* Gurugram
* Halwara
* Hindan
* Leh
* Palam
* Pathankot
* Sarsawa
* Siachen Glacier
* Sirsa
* Srinagar
* Udhampur

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Eastern Air Command|

* Agartala
* Bagdogra
* Barapani AFS
* Barrackpore
* Chabua
* Dum Dum
* Hasimara
* Jorhat
* Kalaikunda
* Kumbhigram
* Mohanbari
* Mountain Shadow
* Tawang
* Tezpur
* Panagarh

Central Air Command|

* Agra
* Bihta
* Darbhanga
* Bakshi Ka Talab
* Bamrauli
* Bareilly
* Chakeri
* Gorakhpur
* Maharajpur

Southern Air Command|

* Car Nicobar
* Coimbatore
* Madurai
* Port Blair
* Tambaram
* Thanjavur

South Western Air Command|

* Bhuj
* Jaisalmer
* Jamnagar
* Jodhpur
* Lohegaon
* Nal-Bikaner
* Naliya
* Phalodi
* Uttarlai
* Makarpura

Training Command|

* Begumpet
* Bidar
* Dundigal
* Hakimpet
* Yelahanka
* Belgaum

Maintenance Command|

* Nagpur
* Ojhar

Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs)|

* Along
* Chinyalisaur
* Chushul
* Daulat Beg Oldi
* Fukche
* Hayuliang
* Mechuka
* Nyoma
* Pasighat Airport
* Tawang
* Thoise
* Tuting
* Vijaynagar
* Walong
* Ziro

Squadrons|

| Combat|

* No. 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 18
* 20
* 23
* 24
* 27
* 28
* 30
* 31
* 45
* 47
* 101
* 102
* 106
* 220
* 221
* 222
* 223
* 224

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Transport|

* No. 11
* 12
* 19
* 25
* 33
* 41
* 43
* 44
* 48
* 49
* 59
* 77
* 78
* 81
* 87

Helicopters|

| Squadrons|

* No. 104
* 125

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Units|

* No. 105
* 107
* 109
* 110
* 111
* 112
* 114
* 115
* 116
* 117
* 118
* 119
* 127
* 128
* 129
* 130
* 143
* 152
* 153
* 154
* 155
* 156
* 157
* 158
* 159

Flights|

* No. 121
* 122
* 126
* 131
* 132

Acrobatic display|

* No. 52
* 151 HU

Communication|

* AHQCS

EW/AWS|

* No. 50
* 181
* 200

RPA|

* No. 3001
* 3002
* 3003
* 3004
* 3005

Number plated|

* No. 10
* 21
* 22
* 26
* 29
* 32
* 35
* 37
* 51
* 108

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Military
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* Sainik School
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* Ajmer Military School
* Bangalore Military School
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* Chail Military School
* Dholpur Military School
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Schools & colleges|

* Air Force Academy
* Air Force Administrative College
* Air Force School, Coimbatore
* Air Force School, Jodhpur
* Flying Instructors School
* Indian Air Force Test Pilot School
* Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment
* Air Defence College
* College of Air Warfare

Tri-service institutions|

* Defence Services Staff College
* National Defence Academy
* National Defence College
* College of Defence Management
* Military Institute of Technology

Insignia|

* Awards and decorations
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* Air Force Day
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* Royal Indian Air Force
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