Huxian Airport
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  Huxian Airport Huxian Airport (China) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Undetermined | ||||||||||
| Serves | Xianyang | ||||||||||
| Location | Xianyang, China | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°09′10″N 108°35′59″E / 34.15278°N 108.59972°E | ||||||||||
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Huxian Airport is an airport, located about 15 miles south-southwest of Xianyang (Shaanxi Province) in the People’s Republic of China. Its exact use is undetermined.
History
During World War II, the airport was known as Huhsien (Yuehhsien) Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945). People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) use airport as a military base - Xian Air Base
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
Further reading
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. 521 p ISBN 0-89201-092-4
- Airfields & Seaplane Anchorages China Pacificwrecks.com
External links
Previously: 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) "Flying Tigers" (Dec 1941-July 1942) China Air Task Force (July 1942-Mar 1943) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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