Air Force Station Kanchrapara

RAF Kanchrapara

Kanchrapara Airstrip
RAF Kanchrapara; Kanchrapara Airstrip
	IATA: none; ICAO: VBKP;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Indian Air Force
Location	Kanchrapara, North 24 Parganas district, India
Elevation AMSL	32 ft / 10 m
Coordinates	22°55′22″N 088°27′35″E / 22.92278°N 88.45972°E
Map
	Kanchrapara AFS Location of the airport in West Bengal Kanchrapara AFS Kanchrapara AFS (India)
Runways

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

History[edit]

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.

References[edit]

↑ "Buddhadeb announces airports at Barrackpore, Kanchrapara". Business Standard India. Business Standard. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Air Force Station Kanchrapara resurfaces in new avatar". The Times of India. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
↑ 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.
↑ "Air Force Selection Board to be inaugurated on Saturday". The Economic Times. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

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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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[BS1-1] "Buddhadeb announces airports at Barrackpore, Kanchrapara". Business Standard India. Business Standard. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

[TOI1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Air Force Station Kanchrapara resurfaces in new avatar". The Times of India. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

[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.

[ET1-4] "Air Force Selection Board to be inaugurated on Saturday". The Economic Times. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

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