Barrackpore Air Force Station

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Indian Airforce Station, Barrackpore

An Air base in barrackpore

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One of the oldest Air Force station in India. It is also one of the top five Air Force base in Bengal. The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL is also situated in Barrackpore which provides for the repair and manufacture of aircrafts.Feels very proud that such a great Air Force station is situated in Barrackpore.

Indian Air force Station, Barrackpore 1. One of the lethal arms of the Indian Air Force, Eastern Air Command (EAC) controls air operations over a vast area that straddles 12 states. It includes the seven north eastern states, Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar and parts of Orissa and Jharkhand covering over three lakh square kilometres. It also controls the air space over 6300 km long international boundary with China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. 2. The headquarters of EAC are housed in a spectacular location in Shillong, also called the ‘Scotland of the East’. The command has permanent airbases at Chabua, Guwahati, Bagdogra, Barrackpore, Hasimara, Jorhat, Kalaikunda, Tezpur, Silchar, Mohanbari, Panagarh and Advance Landing Grounds (ALGs) at Tawang, Mechuka, Along, Walong, Tuting, Vijayanagar, Pasighat and Ziro to facilitate airlift and air supplies to remote areas in the country’s far east. Barrackpore Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base located at Barrackpore in the state of West Bengal, India. Barrackpore is one of the oldest stations in the IAF, operating transport units. One of the Mi-17 squadrons is based here. During World War II, the airfield was used as a reconnaissance airfield by the United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force, which flew unarmed P-38 Lightning aircraft from the station, equipped with several mapping cameras to gather intelligence on Japanese forces in occupied Burma. Barrackpore was also home to several Spitfire Squadrons in the early 1950s. In 1963 No. 11 Squadron IAF was located at Barrackpore flying Douglas Dakotas. That year two Dakotas were sent to Bandung (Husein) in Indonesia to carry air and ground crew to pick up Indonesian Air Force de Haviland Vampire fighters which were to be transferred to the IAF. Several Spitfire airframes were salvaged from Barrackpore in the 1970s and 1980s and are currently restored to flying status in the west. Its ancillary units are 5 Tettra and 3 Tettra and Flying unit is 157 HU.

This is the airport for only indian defence purpose. Not for commercial use.

Barrackpore Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base located at Barrackpore in the state of West Bengal, India. Barrackpore is one of the oldest stations in the IAF, operating transport units. One of the Mi-17 squadrons is based here. In 1963 No. 11 Squadron IAF was located at Barrackpore flying Douglas Dakotas. That year two Dakotas were sent to Bandung (Husein) in Indonesia to carry air and ground crew to pick up Indonesian Air Force de Haviland Vampire fighters which were to be transferred to the IAF. During World War II, the airfield was used as a reconnaissance airfield by the United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force, which flew unarmed P-38 Lightning aircraft from the station, equipped with several mapping cameras to gather intelligence on Japanese forces in occupied Burma. Barrackpore was also home to several Spitfire Squadrons in the early 1950s. Several Spitfire airframes were salvaged from Barrackpore in the 1970s and 1980s and are currently restored to flying status in the west. Its ancillary units are 5 Tettra and 3 Tettra and Flying unit is 157 HU.