Sahmaw

Sahmaw Airfield

Part of Tenth Air Force
Sahmaw, Burma

Sahmaw Airfield

Coordinates| 25°13′37″N 096°47′39″E﻿ / ﻿25.22694°N 96.79417°E﻿ / 25.22694; 96.79417 (Approximate)
Type| Military airfield
Site information
Controlled by| United States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built| 1944
In use| 1944-1945
Battles/wars| Burma Campaign 1944-1945

Sahmaw is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar.[1]

## Second World War[edit]

During the Burma Campaign 1944-1945 in the Second World War, Sahmaw was the site of a United States Army Air Forces airfield, now abandoned.

The airfield was a temporary combat airfield used by the 33d Fighter Group between 26 December 1944 and 4 May 1945, flying P-47 Thunderbolts and P-38 Lightnings. It was also used by the 71st Liaison Squadron, between 15 October and 16 January 1945, flying L-4 Piper Cubs and UC-64A Norseman light aircraft.

After the Americans moved out, the airfield was abandoned and was returned to agricultural use.[citation needed]

Sahmaw was a part of the Jeep Railway, a system of trains consisting of jeeps fitted with railway wheels and running on tracks, organized by the 36th Infantry Division of the British Army during the Burma Campaign.[2]

## References[edit]

This article incorporates public domain material from 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 - Sahmaw keyword search

1. ^ https://www.tageo.com/index-e-bm-v-04-d-m639597.htm
2. ^ http://www.colonialfilm.org.uk/node/2648

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| Burma|

* Bhamo
* Myitkyina
* Namponmao
* Sahmaw
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* Asansol
* Barrackpore
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* Dohazari
* Dudhkundi
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* Guskhara
* Hailakandi
* Hathazari
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* Nagaghuli
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* Pandaveswar
* Panagarh
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* Sylhet
* Tezgaon
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* Tulihal

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* 12th Bombardment
* 341st Bombardment

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* 4th Combat Cargo

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

Reconnaissance|

* 8th Reconnaissance

Troop Carrier|

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* 427th Night Fighter Squadron

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