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	==History==		==History==
	Pandaveswar was a major [[Tenth Air Force]] combat airfield, hosting numerous groups between 1942-1945. Known units assigned were:		Pandaveswar was a major [[Tenth Air Force]] combat airfield, hosting numerous groups between 1942 and 1945. Known units assigned were:
	* [[7th Bombardment Group]], 12 December 1942 – 17 January 1944 [[B-24 Liberator]]		* [[7th Bombardment Group]], 12 December 1942 – 17 January 1944 [[B-24 Liberator]]
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'''Pandaveswar Airfield''' is a former wartime [[United States Army Air Forces]] airfield in [[India]] used during the [[Burma Campaign 1944-1945]]. It is now abandoned.

==History==
Pandaveswar was a major [[Tenth Air Force]] combat airfield, hosting numerous groups between 1942-1945. Known units assigned were:
* [[7th Bombardment Group]], 12 December 1942 – 17 January 1944 [[B-24 Liberator]]
* [[12th Bombardment Group]], 13 June-16 July 1944 [[B-25 Mitchell]]
* [[4th Combat Cargo Group]], November 1945-15 January 1946 [[C-46 Commando]]
* [[8th Photographic Reconnaissance Group]], 3 January-29 October 1943
* [[427th Night Fighter Squadron]], 31 October -23 December 1944 [[P-61 Black Widow]]

After the combat cargo unit moved out in January 1946, it appears the airfield was closed. Today, the remains of both main runways (16/34, 04/22) are visible in aerial photography, along with numerous dispersal pads in vegetative areas along with several taxiways. The majority of the support station has been dismantled, however some derelict buildings and streets can still be seen, along with a village that appears to have been built on the site.

==References==
{{Portal|World War II}}
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
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* 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}}
* [http://www.pacificwrecks.com www.pacificwrecks.com - Pandaveswar keyword search]
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==External links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Pandaveswar,+West+Bengal,+India&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=44.118686,74.970703&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Pandaveswar,+Bardhaman,+West+Bengal,+India&t=h&ll=23.64421,87.34972&spn=0.023981,0.036607&z=15 Google satellite view of Pandaveswar Airfield]

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[[Category:1942 establishments in India]]