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{{short description|Indian Air Force Station in West Bengal, India}} | {{short description|Indian Air Force Station in West Bengal, India}} | ||
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{{Infobox airport | {{Infobox airport | ||
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| footnotes = Source: [[DAFIF]]<ref name="WAD">[http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=VEPH Airport information for VEPH] from [[DAFIF]] (effective October 2006)</ref> | | footnotes = Source: [[DAFIF]]<ref name="WAD">[http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=VEPH Airport information for VEPH] from [[DAFIF]] (effective October 2006)</ref> | ||
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'''Air Force Station Arjan Singh''' {{airport codes||VEPH}}, formerly '''Panagarh Airport''', is an [[airport]] serving the city of [[Panagarh]],<ref name="WAD" /> in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]] in [[India]]. Now it | '''Air Force Station Arjan Singh''' {{airport codes||VEPH}}, formerly '''Panagarh Airport''', is an [[airport]] serving the city of [[Panagarh]],<ref name="WAD" /> in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]] in [[India]]. Now it is an Air Force base under [[Eastern Air Command (India)| | ||
Eastern Air Command]] of [[Indian Air Force]]. | Eastern Air Command]] of [[Indian Air Force]]. | ||
==Units== | ==Units== | ||
* [[No. 87 Squadron IAF|No. 87 Squadron]] ([[Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules]]) | * [[No. 87 Squadron IAF|No. 87 Squadron]] ([[Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules]]) | ||
* [[BAE Systems Hawk|BAE Hawk]] | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During [[World War II]], the airport was used as a supply transport airfield from 1942 | During [[World War II]], the airport was used as a supply transport airfield from 1942 to 1945 by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Tenth Air Force]] and as a repair and maintenance depot for [[B-24 Liberator]] heavy bombers by [[Air Technical Service Command]].<ref>{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}</ref><ref>Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.</ref> | ||
<ref>Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.</ref> | |||
The airport has numerous wartime relics, with abandoned taxiways and a large concrete parking ramp remaining, although not used and in a deteriorating state. | The airport has numerous wartime relics, with abandoned taxiways and a large concrete parking ramp remaining, although not used and in a deteriorating state. | ||
In 2018 the airport was renamed after [[Arjan Singh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Panagarh airbase renamed after former IAF chief Arjan Singh |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/panagarh-airbase-renamed-after-former-iaf-chief-arjan-singh/articleshow/51841176.cms |access-date=24 November 2019 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=11 July | In 2018 the airport was renamed after [[Arjan Singh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Panagarh airbase renamed after former IAF chief Arjan Singh |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/panagarh-airbase-renamed-after-former-iaf-chief-arjan-singh/articleshow/51841176.cms |access-date=24 November 2019 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=11 July 2022}}</ref> | ||
==Facilities== | ==Facilities== | ||
The airport is at an [[elevation]] of 73 m (240 ft) above [[mean sea level]]. It has one [[runway]] designated 15/33 with an [[asphalt]] surface measuring 2743 m by 46 m (9000 ft by 150 ft).<ref name="WAD" /> The Air Force is planning to deploy six mid-air | The airport is at an [[elevation]] of 73 m (240 ft) above [[mean sea level]]. It has one [[runway]] designated 15/33 with an [[asphalt]] surface measuring 2743 m by 46 m (9000 ft by 150 ft).<ref name="WAD" /> | ||
The Air Force is planning to deploy six mid-air refueling tanker aircraft at Panagarh air base in West Bengal. With the deployment of these tanker aircraft in Panagarh, the striking range of fighter planes like [[Su-30]] MKIs based in Tezpur and Chabua (both in Assam) will be enhanced as these can get fuel mid-air. Panagarh is also the likely location of a proposed Army Mountain Corps headquarter. | |||
AFS Arjan Singh is another training base for Paratroopers. [[Paratrooper Training School]] in Agra have already set up their base here to train Special Forces for operations at night, even beyond the country's borders.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gupta|first=Jayanta|title=Panagarh base to turn into Special Forces training hub|work=[[The Times of India]] Oct 7, 2017, 07:18 IST|location=Kolkata|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/panagarh-base-to-turn-into-special-forces-training-hub/articleshow/60979263.cms|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> | AFS Arjan Singh is another training base for Paratroopers. [[Paratrooper Training School]] in Agra have already set up their base here to train Special Forces for operations at night, even beyond the country's borders.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gupta|first=Jayanta|title=Panagarh base to turn into Special Forces training hub|work=[[The Times of India]] Oct 7, 2017, 07:18 IST|location=Kolkata|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/panagarh-base-to-turn-into-special-forces-training-hub/articleshow/60979263.cms|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> | ||