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RAF Imphal Main 7th January 1943 Replacement aircraft January 1943 Chindit support 13th April 1943 Air defence September 1943 Return to Imphal 23rd Oct 1943 Reconnaissance 9th November 1943 Imphal aerodrome bombed January 1944 Spitfires replace Mohawks 19th January 1944 Move to the Burma front February 1944 Detachments 5th March 1944 Move 14th March 1944 Move to Imphal 14th March 1944  Beaufighter crew killed 16th March 1944  Enemy aircraft shot down 23rd March 1944 Movement of RAF forces 29th March 1944 Siege of Imphal 12th April 1944 Japanese advance on airfield 13th April 1944 Battle for Imphal 15th April 1944 Imphal airfield bombed 3rd May 1944 Supplies and men transported 1st July 1944 Routine transport 6th July 1944 Move airbase 12th July 1944 Detachment relocated 20th July 1944 Detachment moves to Imphal 4th August 1944 Detachment to Imphal 12th August 1944 Congratulations 14th August 1944 Beaufighter lost over the Chindwin River 19th August 1944 Spitfire lost 24th August 1944 Dakota missing 1-31st August 1944 Daily operations September 1944 Move to Imphal 4th September 1944 C/O shot down by USAAF 5th September 1944 Move to mud strip 10th October 1944 Aircraft Lost November 1944 Move airbase 2nd November 1944 Transport Squadron stood down 9th December 1944 Orders to move 10th December 1944 Transport Squadron relocated 11th December 1944 Back on operations 17th December 1944 Transport services into Burma 12th December 1944 Operations from Imphal 13th December 1944 Squadron reunited 19th December 1944 Routine ops 24th December 1944 Record supply deliveries 25th December 1944 Christmas Ops 31st December 1944 Medical Report 3rd January 1945 Sorties completed despite weather 7th January 1945 Ops stopped 8th January 1945 Ops aborted 27th January 1945 Casualty Evacuation Flight Attached 31st January 1945 Monthly report 7th February 1945 Aircraft overloaded 12th February 1945 Crash on take-off 14th February 1945 Explosion in ammo store 17th February 1945 Frustration of unmarked DZs 25th February 1945 Supplies dropped to front line troops 28th February 1945 Monthly report 1st March 1945 Relocation 19th March 1945 Move into Burma 5th May 1945 On the Move If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Those known to have served at RAF Imphal Main during the Second World War 1939-1945. This page is new, as yet no names have been submitted. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. 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