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{{Infobox airport
{{Infobox airport
| name         = RAF Kanchrapara
| name               = RAF Kanchrapara
| nativename   = Kanchrapara Airstrip
| nativename         = Kanchrapara Airstrip
| image       =  
| image               =  
| IATA         = <!--none-->
| IATA               = <!--none-->
| ICAO         = <!--none-->
| ICAO               = VBKP
| type         = Military
| type               = Military
| owner       = [[Indian Air Force]]<ref name="BS1">{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/buddhadeb-announces-airports-at-barrackpore-kanchrapara-107100401107_1.html |title=Buddhadeb announces airports at Barrackpore, Kanchrapara |publisher= [[Business Standard]] | date= 5 February 2013 |access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref>
| owner               = [[Indian Air Force]]<ref name="BS1">{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/buddhadeb-announces-airports-at-barrackpore-kanchrapara-107100401107_1.html |title=Buddhadeb announces airports at Barrackpore, Kanchrapara |newspaper=Business Standard India |publisher= [[Business Standard]] | date= 5 February 2013 |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>
| operator     =
| operator           =  
| location     = [[Kanchrapara]], [[India]]
| location           = [[Kanchrapara]], [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[India]]
| elevation-f = 32
| elevation-f         = 32
| elevation-m = 10
| elevation-m         = 10
| coordinates = {{Coord|22|55|22|N|088|27|35|E|region:IN_type:airport}}
| coordinates         = {{Coord|22|55|22|N|088|27|35|E|region:IN_type:airport}}
| website     =
| pushpin_map        = India West Bengal#India
| metric-rwy   = y
| pushpin_label      = '''Kanchrapara AFS'''
| r1-number   = 15/33
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in West Bengal
| r1-length-m = 1,500
| website             =  
| r1-length-f = 4,921
| metric-rwy         = y
| r1-surface   = [[Concrete]]
| r1-number           = 15/33
| footnotes   =
| r1-length-m         = 1,500
| r1-length-f         = 4,921
| r1-surface         = [[Concrete]]
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}}
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'''Air Force Station Kanchrapara'''<ref name="TOI1">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Air-Force-Station-Kanchrapara-resurfaces-in-new-avatar/articleshow/45498411.cms |title=Air Force Station Kanchrapara resurfaces in new avatar |work= [[The Times of India]] | date= 12 December 2014|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref> is a military [[airfield]] located near [[Kanchrapara]], in the [[North 24 Parganas district]] in [[West Bengal]], [[India]].
'''Air Force Station Kanchrapara'''<ref name="TOI1">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Air-Force-Station-Kanchrapara-resurfaces-in-new-avatar/articleshow/45498411.cms |title=Air Force Station Kanchrapara resurfaces in new avatar |work= [[The Times of India]] | date= 12 December 2014|access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref> is a military [[airfield]] located near [[Kanchrapara]], in the [[North 24 Parganas district]] in [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mehta|first=Balram Singh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uf5REAAAQBAJ&dq=Air+Force+Kanchrapara&pg=PT37|title=The Burning Chaffees: A Soldier's First-Hand Account of the 1971 War|date=2021-12-27|publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited|isbn=978-93-5492-395-1|language=en}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Air Force Station Kanchrapara was established on September 1, 1942.<ref name="ET1">{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/air-force-selection-board-to-be-inaugurated-on-saturday/articleshow/45495308.cms |title=Air Force Selection Board to be inaugurated on Saturday |publisher= [[The Economic Times]] | date= 12 December 2014|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref>
Air Force Station Kanchrapara was established on September 1, 1942.<ref name="ET1">{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/air-force-selection-board-to-be-inaugurated-on-saturday/articleshow/45495308.cms |title=Air Force Selection Board to be inaugurated on Saturday |publisher= [[The Economic Times]] | date= 12 December 2014|access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>
During September–c. 4 October 1945 [[World War II]], the airfield was used as a reconnaissance base by the [[8th Reconnaissance Group]] of The [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Tenth Air Force]]. It was home to several P-51 Mustang, B-25 Mitchell and P-38 Lightning airframes during that time. After World War II, this airstrip was closed and left abandoned.
During September–c. 4 October 1945 [[World War II]], the airfield was used as a reconnaissance base by the [[8th Reconnaissance Group]] of The [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Tenth Air Force]]. It was home to several P-51 Mustang, B-25 Mitchell and P-38 Lightning airframes during that time. After World War II, this airstrip was closed and left abandoned.


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{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
{{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}}.
* 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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[[Category:World War II sites in India]]
[[Category:World War II sites in India]]
[[Category:Airports in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Airports in West Bengal]]
[[Category:North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:1942 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1942 establishments in India]]

Revision as of 02:01, 14 May 2022

RAF Kanchrapara

Kanchrapara Airstrip
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerIndian Air Force[1]
LocationKanchrapara, North 24 Parganas district, India
Elevation AMSL32 ft / 10 m
Coordinates22°55′22″N 088°27′35″E / 22.92278°N 88.45972°E / 22.92278; 88.45972
Map
Location of the airport in West Bengal
Kanchrapara AFS is located in India
Kanchrapara AFS
Kanchrapara AFS
Kanchrapara AFS (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 1,500 4,921 Concrete

Air Force Station Kanchrapara[2] is a military airfield located near Kanchrapara, in the North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India.[3]

History

Air Force Station Kanchrapara was established on September 1, 1942.[4] During September–c. 4 October 1945 World War II, the airfield was used as a reconnaissance base by the 8th Reconnaissance Group of The United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force. It was home to several P-51 Mustang, B-25 Mitchell and P-38 Lightning airframes during that time. After World War II, this airstrip was closed and left abandoned.

The airfield was re-activated in December 2014, when the Indian Air Force inaugurated its 5th Selection Board at the Air Force Station.[2] An old MIG-21 has been brought here for a showcase, it can be seen from the main gate.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Buddhadeb announces airports at Barrackpore, Kanchrapara". Business Standard India. Business Standard. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Air Force Station Kanchrapara resurfaces in new avatar". The Times of India. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Mehta, Balram Singh (2021-12-27). The Burning Chaffees: A Soldier's First-Hand Account of the 1971 War. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5492-395-1.
  4. ↑ "Air Force Selection Board to be inaugurated on Saturday". The Economic Times. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

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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.
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