Dinjan Airfield (Dinjan) | airport, Second World War 1939-1945, interesting place

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Dinjan Airfield was a World War II airfield, located in Dinjan, approximately seven miles northeast of Chabua, in the state of Assam, India.
It was abandoned after the war and, though unused, is part of an Indian Air Force base.
Dinjan Airfield was built on an Assam tea plantation by thousands of plantation laborers, beginning in March 1942, as a result of the Japanese invasion of Burma in December 1941. It opened in the spring of 1942 with No 5 Squadron RAF and a squadron of Curtis Mohawk fighter aircraft, which remained until the Autumn of 1942 before moving to Agatala; This unit's primary mission was the protection of cargo aircraft flying over "The Hump" (Himalayan Mountains) from nearby Chabua Airfield to China.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinjan_Airfield
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Coordinates:   27°32'24"N   95°16'7"E

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  • A reference to CNAC (China National Aviation Corporation) and partly owned by Pan American Airways should be made part of this WWII history at Dinjan Airfield. My father was there with PAA teaching Chinese to become Aircraft/Engine mechanics.
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