Suichwan Airfield

Suichwan Airfield
Suichwan Airfield
Part of Fourteenth Air Force
Yutianzhen, Suichuan County, Jiangxi Province, China
	Suichwan Airfield
Coordinates	26°21′57″N 114°34′18″E / 26.36583°N 114.57167°E
Type	Military airfield
Site information
Controlled by	United States Army Air Forces
Site history
Battles/wars	China Defensive Campaign 1942-1945

Suichwan Airfield is a former World War II United States Army Air Forces airfield in China, located approximately 2 miles southwest-west of Yutianzhen, Suichuan County, Jiangxi Province, China.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The airfield was used primarily by forward photo-reconnaissance units flying unarmed P-38 Lightning aircraft over Japanese-occupied territory on intelligence gathering missions beginning in October 1943 until the end of the war. The airfield was evacuated in June 1944 due to Japanese units advancing in the area, then reactivated in November. It was again evacuated in late January 1945 in the face of a rapid Japanese advance. It was again activated on 30 April 1945. It was eventually closed at the end of the war in October 1945, and appears to have been abandoned. Aerial photography shows many remains of the field to this day.

References

^ "听遂川かわ90岁老奶奶讲述沙子いさご岭机场，那な段だん惊心动魄的てき建けん设回忆". 遂とげ川かわ微ほろ平台ひらだい. 2017-10-13.
^ 谭建华. "遂とげ川かわ「秘密ひみつ空そら军基地ち」始末しまつ". 《传记文学ぶんがく》第だい九きゅう十じゅう三さん卷かん第だい一いち期き. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24.
^ 刘述涛. "砂子すなご岭机场的中てきちゅう美び爱情故事こじ". 江西えにし遂とげ川かわ律りつ师网. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-24.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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
Airfields & Seaplane Anchorages China
USAFHRA Document Search - Suichwan

[1] "听遂川かわ90岁老奶奶讲述沙子いさご岭机场，那な段だん惊心动魄的てき建けん设回忆". 遂とげ川かわ微ほろ平台ひらだい. 2017-10-13.

[2] 谭建华. "遂とげ川かわ「秘密ひみつ空そら军基地ち」始末しまつ". 《传记文学ぶんがく》第だい九きゅう十じゅう三さん卷かん第だい一いち期き. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24.

[3] 刘述涛. "砂子すなご岭机场的中てきちゅう美び爱情故事こじ". 江西えにし遂とげ川かわ律りつ师网. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-24.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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