Analysts believe such flexibility could prove valuable in any future high-intensity conflict where conventional airfields are under constant threat.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
By 1944, the Flying Tigers had come under American control, but still flew out of airfields in China, including one in Yunnan, China, where McKinney was based.
The former often requires irregular cargo like radar systems, missile launchers, helicopters, engineering gear, bridge-laying equipment, etc, delivered to areas with no existing aerodromes.
—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 July 2026
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