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	* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN\|0-89201-092-4}}.		* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN\|0-89201-092-4}}.

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	'''~~Sookerating AFS /~~ Sookerating Air Force Station''' is an [[Indian Air Force]] base located at Sookerating in the [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Assam]], [[India]]. It is a secondary airport for the Indian Air Force, which operates much more actively from other air bases in the region..		'''Sookerating Air Force Station''' is an [[Indian Air Force]] base located at Sookerating in the [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Assam]], [[India]]. It is a secondary airport for the Indian Air Force, which operates much more actively from other air bases in the region..

	During [[World War II]], the airfield was used as a transport base by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Tenth Air Force]] and [[Air Transport Command (United States Air Force)\|Air Transport Command]]. From the airfield, numerous [[C-46 Commando]] aircraft flew north into [[China]] over "[[the Hump]]" to resupply Allied forces. The airfield was also used as a combat fighter airfield in 1942 to defend the Assam Valley against Japanese forces advancing from Burma.		During [[World War II]], the airfield was used as a transport base by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Tenth Air Force]] and [[Air Transport Command (United States Air Force)\|Air Transport Command]]. From the airfield, numerous [[C-46 Commando]] aircraft flew north into [[China]] over "[[the Hump]]" to resupply Allied forces. The airfield was also used as a combat fighter airfield in 1942 to defend the Assam Valley against Japanese forces advancing from Burma.

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	'''Sookerating Air Force Station''' is an [[Indian Air Force]] base located at Sookerating in the [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Assam]], [[India]]. It is a secondary airport for the Indian Air Force, which operates much more actively from other air bases in the region..		'''Sookerating AFS / Sookerating Air Force Station''' is an [[Indian Air Force]] base located at Sookerating in the [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Assam]], [[India]]. It is a secondary airport for the Indian Air Force, which operates much more actively from other air bases in the region..

	During [[World War II]], the airfield was used as a transport base by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Tenth Air Force]] and [[Air Transport Command (United States Air Force)\|Air Transport Command]]. From the airfield, numerous [[C-46 Commando]] aircraft flew north into [[China]] over "[[the Hump]]" to resupply Allied forces. The airfield was also used as a combat fighter airfield in 1942 to defend the Assam Valley against Japanese forces advancing from Burma.		During [[World War II]], the airfield was used as a transport base by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Tenth Air Force]] and [[Air Transport Command (United States Air Force)\|Air Transport Command]]. From the airfield, numerous [[C-46 Commando]] aircraft flew north into [[China]] over "[[the Hump]]" to resupply Allied forces. The airfield was also used as a combat fighter airfield in 1942 to defend the Assam Valley against Japanese forces advancing from Burma.

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'''Sookerating Air Force Station''' is an [[Indian Air Force]] base located at Sookerating in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Assam]], [[India]]. It is a secondary airport for the Indian Air Force, which operates much more actively from other air bases in the region..

During [[World War II]], the airfield was used as a transport base by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Tenth Air Force]] and [[Air Transport Command (United States Air Force)|Air Transport Command]]. From the airfield, numerous [[C-46 Commando]] aircraft flew north into [[China]] over "[[the Hump]]" to resupply Allied forces. The airfield was also used as a combat fighter airfield in 1942 to defend the Assam Valley against Japanese forces advancing from Burma.

==References==
<references />
{{Portal|World War II}}
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.

==External links==

{{Airports in India}}
{{USAAF 10th Air Force World War II}}

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[[Category:Indian Air Force bases]]
[[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in British India]]
[[Category:Airports in Assam]]
[[Category:1940s establishments in India]]
[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]

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