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Jiangwan Airport | |
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| Airport type | Closed |
| Serves | Shanghai |
| Location | Shanghai, China |
| Coordinates | 31°19′51″N 121°30′28″E / 31.33083°N 121.50778°E |
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Jiangwan Airport
Location of Jiangwan Airport, China
Jiangwan Airport is a former airport, located in the northeast part of Shanghai China. The airport was redeveloped and the land is currently part of the urban area of the city.
History
During World War II, the airport was known as Kiangwan (Jiangwan) Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942-1945).
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- 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
- Airfields & Seaplane Anchorages China
External links
Previously: 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) "Flying Tigers" (Dec 1941-July 1942) China Air Task Force (July 1942-Mar 1943) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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