▁to ▁the ▁base , ▁flying ▁reconna issance ▁fl ights ▁over ▁Bur ma ▁between ▁March – J une ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁ 3 4 1 st ▁Bomb ▁Group ▁moved ▁to ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁air field ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁B - 2 9 ▁Super fort ress ▁Base ▁for ▁the ▁planned ▁deployment ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁XX ▁Bom ber ▁Command ▁to ▁India . ▁▁ ▁Adv ance ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁e ch el ons ▁arrived ▁in ▁India ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁upgrad ing ▁of ▁the ▁air field ▁and ▁thousands ▁of ▁Indians ▁labor ed ▁to ▁upgrade ▁the ▁facility ▁for ▁Super fort ress ▁operations . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁B - 2 9 ▁bases ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Americans ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁Ch ak ul ia ▁was ▁designated ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Group , ▁with ▁initially ▁five ▁B - 2 9 ▁Squad rons ▁( 2 5 th , ▁ 2 9 th , ▁ 4 4 th , ▁ 4 5 th ▁and ▁ 3 9 5 th ). ▁ ▁The ▁ 4 0 th ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁after ▁comple ting ▁B - 2 9 ▁transition ▁training ▁at ▁Pr att ▁A AF , ▁Kansas . ▁ ▁Support ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁included ▁the ▁ 1 st , ▁ 2 d , ▁ 3 d ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁Bomb