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    Bishnupur Airfield West Bengal State India



USAAF June 1943
Location
Bishnupur Airfield was located near Bishnupur in West Bengal State in northeast India.

Wartime History
Bishnupur Airfield was used by the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) including 10th Air Force (10th AF) B-24 Liberators and 14th Air Force (14th AF) F-5 Lightnings.

American units based at Bishnupur
7th BG, 9th BS (B-24) Gaya arrives February 25, 1943–? departs Pandaveswar
7th BG, 436th BS (B-24) Gaya arrives February 25, 1943September 25, 1943 departs Panagarh
7th BG, 492th BS (B-24) Gaya February 26, 1943–April 25, 1943 departs Panagarh
5th PRM, 21st PS (F-5) US arrives June 27, 1943–July 12, 1943 departs Kunming/Kweilin–Aug 22, 1943 departs Kunming

Today
Bishnupur Airfield is disused since the Pacific War.

References
Pictorial History of the 7th Bombardment Group/Wing pages 165-168 (photos), 257 (photo), 277 (photo), 312 (index)

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April 19, 2025

 

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