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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Air Force[1] | ||||||||||
| Location | Kanchrapara, North 24 Parganas district, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 32 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22Ā°55ā²22ā³N 088Ā°27ā²35ā³Eļ»æ / ļ»æ22.92278Ā°N 88.45972Ā°E | ||||||||||
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Air Force Station Kanchrapara[2] is a military airfield located near Kanchrapara, in the North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India.[3]
History[edit | edit source]
Air Force Station Kanchrapara was established on September 1, 1942.[4] During Septemberāc. 4 October 1945 World War II, the airfield was used as a reconnaissance base by the 8th Reconnaissance Group of The United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force. It was home to several P-51 Mustang, B-25 Mitchell and P-38 Lightning airframes during that time. After World War II, this airstrip was closed and left abandoned.
The airfield was re-activated in December 2014, when the Indian Air Force inaugurated its 5th Selection Board at the Air Force Station.[2] An old MIG-21 has been brought here for a showcase, it can be seen from the main gate.
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of airports by ICAO code: V#VA VE VI VO - India
- List of airports in India
- List of airports in West Bengal
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Buddhadeb announces airports at Barrackpore, Kanchrapara". Business Standard India. Business Standard. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ā 2.0 2.1 "Air Force Station Kanchrapara resurfaces in new avatar". The Times of India. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ā Mehta, Balram Singh (2021-12-27). The Burning Chaffees: A Soldier's First-Hand Account of the 1971 War. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5492-395-1.
- ā "Air Force Selection Board to be inaugurated on Saturday". The Economic Times. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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- 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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