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| name = Air Force Station Salua<br />
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| location = [[Kharagpur]], West Bengal<br />
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'''Air Force Station Salua''' is an [[Indian Air Force]] Station located in [[Kharagpur]], located in the [[Paschim Medinipur district]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Bases/283-Air-Force-Stations.html |title=Indian Air Force :: Air Force Stations |publisher=Bharat-rakshak.com |date=2009-09-30 |accessdate=2013-12-30 |archive-date=16 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516092812/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/units/bases/283-air-force-stations.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It lies on the [[State Highway 5 (West Bengal)|State Highway 5]] at a distance of 7 km from [[IIT Kharagpur]].<br />
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==History==<br />
It is a [[World War II]] air base, which was used by the [[317th Airlift Squadron]] of the [[US Air Force]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airforcehistoryindex.org/data/000/075/837.xml |title=Document Detail for IRISNUM=00075837 |publisher=Airforcehistoryindex.org |accessdate=2014-02-02}}</ref> and was the first base of operations for the [[B-29 Superfortress]]es (units of the [[58th Bomb Wing]]). The airstrip fell out of use after World War II but it is currently has a RADAR station.<ref>{{cite web|author=Arindam Bhowmik, Midnapore |url=http://www.midnapore.in/arifield/salua-airfield.html |title=Salua Airfield .:: World War II and now :: |publisher=Midnapore.in |date= |accessdate=2013-12-30}}</ref> The nearest Airstrip is at [[Kalaikunda Air Force Station|Air Force Station Kalaikunda]].<br />
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==Current status==<br />
Currently it is used as a [[radar station]] by the Indian Air Force.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian Air Force bases]]<br />
[[Category:Kharagpur]]<br />
[[Category:Airports in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Military airbases established in 1942]]</div>GarlandGurule05