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(Redirected from Laifeng Airfield) Airport in Kaifeng, China
Kaifeng Air Base
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
ServesKaifeng
LocationKaifeng, China
Coordinates34°45′16″N 114°20′21″E / 34.75444°N 114.33917°E / 34.75444; 114.33917
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Kaifeng Air Base is located in ChinaKaifeng Air BaseKaifeng
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Direction Length Surface
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03/21 8,125 2,462 Concrete

Kaifeng Air Base is a People's Liberation Army Air Force Base, located about 1 mile southeast of Kaifeng (Henan Province) in the People’s Republic of China.

History

During World War II, the airport was known as Laifeng (Kaifeng) Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945). Laifeng was the home of the Chinese-American Joint Intelligence Agency, and operated as a photo-reconnaissance base, with unarmed P-38 Lightning aircraft fitted with cameras flying over Japanese-held areas during the spring and summer of 1945. The American units ended operations from the airfield after the war ended in September 1945.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. USAFHRA Document Search - Kaifeng
USAAF Fourteenth Air Force in World War II
Previously: 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) "Flying Tigers" (Dec 1941-July 1942) China Air Task Force (July 1942-Mar 1943)
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