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Sookerating Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base located at Sookerating in the state of Assam, India. It is a secondary airport for the Indian Air Force, which operates much more actively from other air bases in the region..

Sookerating Air Force Station एयर फोर्स स्टेशन सूकेरटिंग
IATA: none ICAO: VESK
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Indian Air Force
Location	Sookerating, India
Elevation AMSL	400 ft / 122 m
Coordinates	27°33′10.30″N 095°34′14.34″E
Map
Sookerating Air Force Station Show map of Assam Sookerating Air Force Station Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 6,595 2,010 Asphalt

During World War II, the airfield was used as a transport base by the United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force and Air Transport Command. From the airfield, numerous C-46 Commando aircraft flew north into China over "the Hump" to resupply Allied forces. The airfield was also used as a combat fighter airfield in 1942 to defend the Assam Valley against Japanese forces advancing from Burma.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website https://www.afhra.af.mil/.

• 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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