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| Location Lat 26° 4′ 44.40″ N Long 96° 43′ 24.92″E Tingkawk Sakan Airfield was located in Tingkawk Sakan in Kachin State in northern Myanmar (Burma). Construction Built as a temporary airfield with a 4,000' runway surfaced with gravel cut from a 200' tall teak forest. Wartime History Used by the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as a forward base. In the middle of May 1944 based the 311th Fighter Group (311th F-B-G) operating P-51C Mustangs. During August 1944, the 8th Reconnaissance Group, based at Barrackpore Airfield in India, sent a detachment of the 20th Reconnaissance Squadron to fly reconnaissance missions from the field with F-5s (P-38 Lightning). The detachment moved out in November. The 311th was replaced in August by the 80th Fighter Group, flying P-47 Thunderbolts until January 1945 when the airfield was closed. American units based at Tingkawk Sakan 311th FBG, 528th FBS (P-51C) Dinjan arrives May 14, 1944–August 24, 1944 departs Shwangliu 8th PRG, 20th TRS (P-40 detachment) Kisselbari May 21 / June 21 - Nov 10, 1944 departs Myitkyina 311th FBG, Headquarters (HQ) Dinjan arrives July 6, 1944–August 28, 1944 departs Pungchacheng 8th PRG, 9th PRS (F-5 det) Barrackpore arrives August 16 - November 30, 1944 departs Barrackpore 80th FG, 90th FS (P-47) Moran August 27, 1944 80th FG, Headquarters (HQ) Nagaghuli arrives August 29, 1944–January 20, 1945 departs Myitkyina Today Disused since the Pacific War. The former airfield has been reclaimed by the forest. Contribute
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