Lanna-ww2

Route 0011
Station 00z

1945

05 January 1945

Here, and in later intel reports, the distress of the IJA in this last stage of the war is evident --- no activity is observed at the airstrip. In fact, airfield maintenance has obviously failed.^[25]

Also on 05 Jan 1945, a photo recon flight reported coverage of Lamphun town, air strip, and railyard:^[25a]

13 Jan 1945: another photo recon flight reported coverage of the town and airstrip at Lamphun:^[25b]

29 Jan 1945: Weather prevented aerial coverage:^[25c]

17 Feb 1945: This was the final PRS21 aerial coverage of Lamphun:^[25d]

22 March 1945: It remained "disused".:^[26]

April 1945: A mere bookkeeping exercise:^[27]

circa April 1945

A Royal Thai Air Force history of WWII p 168 records that several Thai airports used by the Japanese were destroyed, including Lamphun.^[28]

There are no further observations recorded, or at least currently available, about the status of the airstrip at Lamphun at the end of the war.

There is a curious coincidence, however, involving an air facility in this one area that developed after the war:

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25.^ Airfield Report No 30, Jan 1945, Record of Airfield Activity and Development, p 6 (USAF Archive microfilm reel A8055, p 1269).

25a.^ 21PRS Report Mission No. 5 MA 4, 05 Jan 1945 (USAF archive microfilm reel A0878 p 0815).

25b.^ 21PRS Report Mission No. 5 MA 9, 13 Jan 1945 (USAF archive microfilm reel A0878 p 0807).

25c.^ 21PRS Report Mission No. 5 MA 15 W, 29 Jan 1945 (USAF archive microfilm reel A0878 p 0785).

25d.^ 21PRS Report Mission No. 5MA 39, 17 Feb 1945 (USAF archive microfilm reel A0878 p 0769).

26.^ Airfield Report No 32, Mar 1945, Record of Aircraft Activity and Development (Siam), p 7 (USAF Archive microfilm reel A8055, p 1150).

27.^ Airfield Report No 33, Apr 1945, Record of Airfield Activity and Development, Amedments to Airfield Lists, Siam, p 9 (USAF Archive microfilm reel A8056, p 0309).

28.^ RTAF 1941-1945, p 168).