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Dinjan Airfield.png) | |
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| Part of Tenth Air Force | |
 An aerial view of Dinjan airfield in about 1945 | |
  Dinjan Airfield Location of the airfield in Assam  Dinjan Airfield Dinjan Airfield (India) | |
| Coordinates | 27°32′16.86″N 095°16′10.01″E / 27.5380167°N 95.2694472°E |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Indian Airforce |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943-1945 |
Dinjan Airfield, also known as Dinjan Air Force Station, is an air base of Indian Air Force. Established as an air field in World War II, it is located in Dinjan, approximately seven miles northeast of Chabua, in the state of Assam, India.
The fall of Singapore and Rangoon in early 1942 propelled Dinjan airbase to be the centre of attention as the main supply line between India and China.[1] It housed a major hospital for evacuees from Burma during the Second World War.[2] It was abandoned after the war, till 1964 when Indian Air Force established its surveillance base here.[3] It houses one squadron of Apache attack helicopters.[4]
- ^ Hasnu, Santosh (2017). "Inception of Aviation Routes between India and China". Economic & Political Weekly. 52 (33): 24–27.
- ^ Leigh, Michael D. (2018). The Collapse of British Rule in Burma: The Civilian Evacuation and Independence. London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-4725-8973-6.
- ^ "Air Marshal RD Mathur visits Dinjan Air Force Station on April 30 and May 1 - Sentinelassam". 2 May 2019.
- ^ "All Apache helicopters delivered to Indian Air Force, some deployed along LAC- The New Indian Express".