Hmawbi Air Base is an airbase of the Myanmar Air Force in Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region.
Hmawbi Air Base | |||||||
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မှော်ဘီ လေတပ် | |||||||
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| Coordinates | 17°07′14″N 96°04′05″E / 17.12056°N 96.06806°E | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Myanmar Armed Forces | ||||||
| Operator | Myanmar Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | Eastern SOC | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1945 | ||||||
| In use | 1945 - | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 22 metres (72 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The base is home to 56 Squadron which flies the Mil Mi-17.[1]
- History
The base was formerly used by the British Royal Air Force, the following units were here at some point:
- No. 47 Squadron RAF between 15 August 1945 and 15 January 1946 with the de Havilland Mosquito VI[2]
- No. 84 Squadron RAF between 10 and 12 September 1945 with the Mosquito VI[3]
- No. 89 Squadron RAF between 6 and 25 September 1945 with the Mosquito XIX[4]
- No. 96 Squadron RAF between 4 September 1945 and 16 April 1946 with the Douglas Dakota[5]
- No. 110 Squadron RAF between 16 August 1945 and 11 September 1945 with the Mosquito VI[6]
- No. 117 Squadron RAF between 19 August and 17 December 1945 with the Dakota[7]
- No. 215 Squadron RAF between 19 August and 23 October 1945 with the Dakota[8]
References
edit- ^ "Myanmar Defence Force - Hmawby AB (VYHB)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 40.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 50.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 51.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 53.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 55.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 57.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 71.
- Bibliography
- Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.