The airfield was the home of the 33d Fighter Group, which operated P-40 Warhawks and later P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bombers from the airfield during the summer of 1944. In late August, the 311th Fighter Group was reassigned from Tenth Air Force in Burma to Pungchacheng with P-51 Mustangs, remaining at the base until the end of the war in September 1945. The fighters supported the Chinese ground forces against the Japanese, attacking the enemy's communications, and supported ground operations. Later, the P-51s flew escort missions of B-24 and B-25 bombers, as well as interceptor missions against enemy aircraft from the field.
The Americans closed their facilities at the end of 1945 and the airfield was turned over to local authorities. Today, the area where it existed during the war has since been developed into an industrial area. The airfield appears to have been developed into an airport after the war, as the remains of a large parking area and what appears to be two runways, aligned 16/34 and 02/20 are visible in aerial photography. The runways today appear to be roads in the industrial area, the large parking ramp being the foundation of several large buildings and storage tanks.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN0-89201-092-4
Airfields & Seaplane Anchorages China
USAFHRA Document search - Pungchacheng
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October 20, 2023
pungchacheng, airfield, former, world, united, states, army, forces, airfield, china, located, approximately, miles, west, quzhou, zhejiang, province, china, part, fourteenth, forcezhejiang, province, chinacoordinates28, 96889, 45694, 96889, 45694, approximate. Pungchacheng Airfield is a former World War II United States Army Air Forces airfield in China located approximately 25 miles west of Quzhou Zhejiang Province in China Pungchacheng AirfieldPart of Fourteenth Air ForceZhejiang Province ChinaPungchacheng AirfieldCoordinates28 58 08 N 118 27 25 E 28 96889 N 118 45694 E 28 96889 118 45694 Approximate TypeMilitary airfieldSite informationControlled byUnited States Army Air ForcesSite historyBattles warsChina Defensive Campaign 1942 1945History EditThe airfield was the home of the 33d Fighter Group which operated P 40 Warhawks and later P 47 Thunderbolt fighter bombers from the airfield during the summer of 1944 In late August the 311th Fighter Group was reassigned from Tenth Air Force in Burma to Pungchacheng with P 51 Mustangs remaining at the base until the end of the war in September 1945 The fighters supported the Chinese ground forces against the Japanese attacking the enemy s communications and supported ground operations Later the P 51s flew escort missions of B 24 and B 25 bombers as well as interceptor missions against enemy aircraft from the field The Americans closed their facilities at the end of 1945 and the airfield was turned over to local authorities Today the area where it existed during the war has since been developed into an industrial area The airfield appears to have been developed into an airport after the war as the remains of a large parking area and what appears to be two runways aligned 16 34 and 02 20 are visible in aerial photography The runways today appear to be roads in the industrial area the large parking ramp being the foundation of several large buildings and storage tanks References Edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Maurer Maurer Air Force Combat Units Of World War II Maxwell Air Force Base Alabama Office of Air Force History 1983 ISBN 0 89201 092 4 Airfields amp Seaplane Anchorages China USAFHRA Document search PungchachengExternal links Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pungchacheng Airfield amp oldid 944648156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
