Chiayi Air Base () is an air base of the

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that is co-located with

Chiayi Airport Chiayi Airport () , commonly known as Shueishang Airport (), is an airport in Shuishang Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. The airport has one runway, and it is used as a civilian airport and is co-located next to Chiayi Air Base. Chiayi Airport ...

Chiayi County Chiayi County ( Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan. Name The former Chinese placename wa ...

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. A number of

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units have been stationed at Chiayi Air Base, including the 67th Fighter-Bomber Squadron from 27 January – 17 February 1955 and 1 July – 1 October 1955. 19 February – 1 March 1958, Reconnaissance Task Force KENTUCKY,

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deployed to Taoyuan and Chiayi Air Bases. 4 March 1955,

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deployed from

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, to Chiayi Air Force Base for air defense missions. Between January 1955 and July 1968, the 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing and 18th Tactical Fighter Wing was temporary task assignments (TDY) from

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and

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in Okinawa, fighter jets are frequently rotated to Chiayi Air Base every 60-90 days. 300px, 16th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron North American F-86D-35-NA Sabre 51-6214, assigned to

, Okinawa, deployed at Chia-Yi AFB, Taiwan, 1955 USAF F-100D 55-3605 landed at Chiayi AFB

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Based units

* 4th Tactical Fighter Wing ** 21st Tactical Fighter Group –

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** 22nd Tactical Fighter Group –

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** 23rd Tactical Fighter Group –

**Air Rescue Group – Sikorsky S-70C,

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, EC225 Super Puma ** 4th Maintenance and Supply Group ** 4th Base Service Group ** 4th Military police Squadron

References

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