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05/23. 3,644 metres (11,955 ft) concrete / asphalt. Source: DAFIF [1] [2] Hsinchu Airport ( traditional Chinese: 新竹機場; simplified Chinese: 新竹机场; pinyin: Xīnzhú Jīchǎng, IATA: HSZ, ICAO: RCPO) is an airport and military airbase in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It was constructed during the era of Japanese rule on 19 ...
- 19 May 1936–present
- 26m (85ft) AMSL
- Military air base
- Air Force Command Headquarters
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Lt. Ervin David Shaw
The base is named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw. Lt. Shaw was one of the first Americans to fly combat missions in World War I. Shaw, a Sumter County native, was assigned to No. 48 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, as a member of the Royal Canadian Flying Corps. Shaw died after three enemy aircraft attacked his Bristol F.2B while he was returning from a reconnaissance mission on 9 July 1918.Shaw downed one of his attackers before he was killed.
World War II
Shaw Field was activated on 30 August 1941 and placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Air Corps Southeast Air Corps Training Center. The mission of the new airfield was a basic (Phase II) flying school to instruct air cadets in flying, and the Air Corps Basic Flying Schoolwas activated at the field on 26 June to operate the school. The airfield consisted of three 4,500-foot (1,400 m) runways and several auxiliary airfields. 1. Shaw AAF Aux No. 1 – (Burnt Gin Airfield), Wedgefield, Sou...
Postwar era
Shaw Army Airfield was designated a permanent USAAF installation after the war, being transferred to Continental Air Forces on 16 April 1945. After a period of reorganization, jurisdiction was transferred to Air Defense Command on 1 March 1946. From July 1946 until May 1947 Shaw was the home of the 414th and 415th Night Fighter Squadrons. The squadrons flew the P-61 Black Widow in Europe with Ninth Air Force during World War II, and were reassigned back to the United States after the end of h...
Today the 20th Fighter Wing remains at Shaw. As the host wing, it also retains the responsibility for providing facilities, personnel and material for the base's operation. Major components of the 20 FW are: 1. 20th Operations Group(20 OG) (Tail Code "SW") 1. The 20th Operations Group employs approximately 80 F-16CJ fighter aircraft in conventional...
Flying and notable non-flying units based at Shaw Air Force Base. Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Shaw, are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency 1. USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers – 1908 to present Archived 30 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine 2. Early Photo Jet Recon, Colonel Jean K. Woodyard, USAF Retired Archived 23 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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