Tenth to the Fourteenth Air Force. 311th Fighter Group, October 1943 - July 1944 Using A-36 Apaches and P-51 Mustangs, the group supported Allied ground forces in northern Burma; it also escorted bombers that attacked Rangoon, Insein, and other targets; bombed enemy airfields at Myitkyina and Bhamo; and conducted patrol and reconnaissance missions to help protect transport planes that flew the 'Hump' route between India and China. On 13 December 1943, 20 Japanese bombers, escorted by 25 fighters, hit Dinjan Airfield before US interceptors could make contact; however, little damage was done and the US fighters caught the attackers shortly afterward. 12 of the 20 Japanese bombers and five fighters were shot down. In the summer of 1944 with the lessening of the Japanese air threat, the base became a combat cargo airfield, supporting Allied ground forces fighting in Burma. 443d Troop Carrier Group, July - October 1944; May - August 1945 It flew C-47s. The group's personnel and aircraft were assigned to the 1st Combat Cargo Group. Their missions were primarily concerned with support for Allied forces that were driving southward through Burma, but the 443rd also made many flights to China. 3d Combat Cargo Group, August 1944 - June 1945 This unit also flew C-47s; it supported ground forces during the battle for northern Burma and the subsequent Allied drive southward. It flew Allied troops and materiel to the front, transporting gasoline, oil, vehicles, engineering and signals equipment and other items that the group either landed or dropped in Burma. It also evacuated wounded personnel to India. It was reassigned to Myitkjina Airfield in Burma. 427th Night Fighter Squadron, May - June 1945 Squadron headquarters only. It operated P-61 Black Widow aircraft out of forward bases in China. With the end of combat in September 1945, Dinjan Airfield was abandoned. Today, the runways of the former airfield can still be seen from aerial photography, however the base is overrun with vegetation and the land has returned to its natural state. See also Objective, Burma! References Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. . www.pacificwrecks.com External links Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in British India Defunct airports in India Airports established in 1942 1942 establishments in India