Air Supply in the Burma Campaigns: World War II, Orde Wingate, Arakan Campaign, Siege of Myitkyina, Japanese Attack, Chindwin Drive, Demands of China Theater, Air Superiority, Air-Ground Coordination

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique book describes air supply operations in the India-Burma Theater during the Second World War. Included in the discussion are brief accounts of the ground campaigns that the air supply effort supported as well as of the transport operations which delivered the supplies. Considerable attention is given to the command organizations developed to control air supply operations, to the procedures followed in allocating supplies, and to the ground supply organizations that procured, packed, and loaded the goods which air transport units delivered. The narrative covers both American and British operations.
This monograph was written by Dr. Joe G. Taylor of the USAF Historical Division. Dr. Taylor was a bombardier with the 12th Bomb Group, India-Burma Theater, during World War II.

CHAPTER I * INTRODUCTION * Importance of Air Supply in Burma Background * The geography of Burma * The Japanese conquest of Burma * Allied Strategy in Burma * Command in the China-Burma-India Theater * Competition for Air Supply Resources * CHAPTER II * EARLY AIR SUPPLY OPERATIONS IN BURMA, JANUARY 1942-OCTOBER 1943 * Air Transport Operations during the Japanese Conquest * Miscellaneous Air Supply Operations, June 1942 -October 1943 * The First Arakan Campaign * The First Wingate Expedition * Early Organization for Air Supply * CHAPTER III * AIR SUPPLY IN THE NORTH BURMA CAMPAIGN * Plans and Preparations * The Advance to Kamaing * Ground force action * Air supply of the drive to Kamaing * Fly-in of the 50th Chinese Division * The Capture of Myitkyina * Capture of Myitkyina South Airfield * Reinforcement of Allied forces at Myitkyina * Siege of Myitkyina * Conclusion of the North Burma Campaign * Administration of NCAC Air Supply, June 1944-May 1945 * Tenth Air Force * Priorities and procedures * Supply of 36 Division * Air supply of Mars Task Force * Supply of Chinese forces in north Burma * Fly-out of New Chinese Sixth Army * Summary * CHAPTER IV * AIR SUPPLY OPERATIONS DURING THE JAPANESE OFFENSIVE, JANUARY-JULY 1944 * Troop Carrier Command * The Second Arakan Campaign * Plans * Ground operations in the Arakan, January-March 1944 * Air supply operations in the Arakan * The Second Wingate Expedition * Introduction * Planning * The fly-in * Chindit operations, March-May 1944 * Air supply of 3 Indian Division * Summary and conclusions * Air Supply during the Siege of Imphal * The Japanese attack * Air supply commitments * Air transport capabilities * Reinforcement of Imphal * Evacuation from Imphal * Air defense of Imphal * Operation STAMINA * CHAPTER V * AIR SUPPLY OF THE FINAL ALLIED OFFENSIVE IN BURMA * Introduction * The Drive to the Chindwin * Movements on the ground * Air supply of the Chindwin drive * Comments on air supply by 5 Indian Division * Organization of Combat Cargo Task Force * Japanese Defeat in Central Burma * The Allied advance * Air supply of the central Burma campaign * The Third Arakan Campaign * Surface movements * Air supply in the Arakan * The Capture of Rangoon * Introduction * Ground movements * Surface LOC to central Burma * Air supply of the drive on Rangoon * Operations during the 1945 Monsoon * Administration of CCTF Air Supply * Requirements and requests * Ground organization for air supply * Casualty evacuation * Air supply communications * Summary * CHAPTER VI * REFLECTIONS CONCERNING AIR SUPPLY IN BURMA * Air Superiority * Command * Air-Ground Coordination * Air Force Functions in Air Supply * Ground Force Functions, in Air Supply * The Question of Priorities * Air Supply Communications * Obstacles to Air Supply in Burma * Introduction * Weather * Maintenance * Aircraft damage * Shortage of aircraft * Shortage of bases * Demands of the China Theater * Air Transport Capacity * Air Base Capacity * Effects of Air Supply on the Ground Forces * Meaning for the Future