Liulang Air Base
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Luliang Air Base is a People's Liberation Army Air Force
Base, located about 5 kilometers southwest of Luliang
in Yunnan Province, China
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, the base was used by the United States Army Air Forces
Fourteenth Air Force
as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945). The airfield was the primary home of the 23d Fighter Group
(Flying Tigers), and its command and control organization, the 68th Composite Wing
beginning in September 1944 until the end of the war in 1945. Secondary USAAF units assigned to the base were P-38 Lightning
reconnaissance aircraft that flew photo-recon missions over Japanese-held territory; and C-47 Skytrain
transports which moved personnel and materiel in and out of the base, along with evacuating casualties to rear areas. The Americans closed their facilities at Liulang after the war ended in October 1945.
People's Liberation Army Air Force
The People's Liberation Army Air Force is the aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army, the military of the People's Republic of China...
Base, located about 5 kilometers southwest of Luliang
Luliang County
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in Yunnan Province, China
China
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History
During World War IIWorld War II
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, the base was used by the United States Army Air Forces
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
Fourteenth Air Force
Fourteenth Air Force
The Fourteenth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Space Command . It is headquartered at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California....
as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945). The airfield was the primary home of the 23d Fighter Group
23d Fighter Group
The 23d Fighter Group is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 23d Wing and stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia....
(Flying Tigers), and its command and control organization, the 68th Composite Wing
68th Composite Wing
The 68th Composite Wing was a United States Army Air Forces organization. It was a command and control organization of Fourteenth Air Force that fought in the China Burma India Theater of World War II....
beginning in September 1944 until the end of the war in 1945. Secondary USAAF units assigned to the base were P-38 Lightning
P-38 Lightning
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament...
reconnaissance aircraft that flew photo-recon missions over Japanese-held territory; and C-47 Skytrain
C-47 Skytrain
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front line operations through the 1950s with a few remaining in operation to this day.-Design and...
transports which moved personnel and materiel in and out of the base, along with evacuating casualties to rear areas. The Americans closed their facilities at Liulang after the war ended in October 1945.