Xiangyun Airfield

Type   89 Air Base
Historical Name of Location   Xiangyun, Yunnan, China
Coordinates   25.418811000, 100.700697000

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ww2dbaseThe Xiangyun Airfield (Postal Map romanization: Siangyun; alternate name: Yunnani) in Yunnan Province, China was used to receive C-46 Commando and C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft from India over the eastern Hamalaya Mountains route known as "The Hump". A number of photographic reconnaissance variant of P-38 Lightning aircraft was also based here after late 1944. The Americans departed in Jul 1945 and the base remains abandoned today.

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Last Major Update: Aug 2014



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American Volunteer Group pilots with a P-40 fighter, Xiangyun Airfield, Yunnan Province, China, 28 May 1942




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WW2-Era Place Name Xiangyun, Yunnan, China
Lat/Long 25.4188, 100.7007
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American Volunteer Group pilots with a P-40 fighter, Xiangyun Airfield, Yunnan Province, China, 28 May 1942


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