Abadan

  Unknown date to present

  Iran

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CITY: Abadan

IATA/ICAO CODES: ABD / OIAA

COORDINATES: 30°22'N / 48°14'E

OTHER NAMES: Abadan International (present)

Abadan airport gained importance during World War II, as a major logistics center for Lend-Lease aircraft being sent to the Soviet Union from the USA. From May 1942, the USAAF Air Technical Service Command and the Douglas Aircraft Company established a plant here, with the 17^th Air Depot Group assembling newly arrived aircraft and flight-testing them. Once prepared, they were flown to Tehran Mehrabad, Iran, for delivery to the Soviets.

Abadan was also a base for Air Transport Command, designated as Station 3 of the North African Wing. It had connecting routes to Tehran Mehrabad, Iran, RAF Habbaniya, Iraq and Bahrain.

1266^th AAF Base Unit (Abadan)

Air Transport Command, North African Wing Station 3

• Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando: 42-107375