Cat Bi International Airport 4.21

Cat Bi International Airport is an international airport located in Hai Phong, Vietnam.HistoryFirst Indochina WarDuring the war Cat Bi Air Base was used by French Air Force, units based there included: Flotille 28F equipped with the PB4Y-2 Privateerthe air groups of the carriers Arromanches and Bois BelleauOn the night of 6/7 March 1954 the Viet Minh attacked the base destroying 1 B-26 and 6 Morane-Saulnier MS.500 Criquets.During the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the base was used by the CIA-backed Civil Air Transport to fly cargo missions to the besieged French base. Cat Bi-based CAT aircraft flew a total of 682 missions to Điện Biên Phủ between 13 March and 6 May 1954.