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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.

Second World War

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.

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.

References

 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. "36th DIVISION JEEP RAILWAY AT SAHMAW (19/9/1944) | colonialfilm".

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