RAF Barrackpore
Airfield Identification
Unknown date to present
India
CITY: Barrackpore, West Bengal
IATA/ICAO CODES: --- / VEBR
COORDINATES: 22°47'N / 88°22'E
OTHER NAMES: RAF Barrackpore, Barrackpore Air Force Station
Commando Operations
Barrackpore is a military airfield located in the town of Barrackpore, just to the north of Kolkata. Originally a Royal Air Force station, it was also used by several USAAF units during World War II, including a Lockheed F-5 Lightning photo reconnaissance squadron and the Air Transport Command. After the partition of India in 1947, the station was turned over to the Indian Air Force, which keeps on operating it to this day.
Units & operators based
1304th AAF Base Unit (Barrackpore)
Air Transport Command India-China Wing Station 19 (December 1943 to August 1944)
Air Transport Command India-China Division, Bengal Wing (December 1944 to July 1946)
Last edited: 08/04/2021