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    Tengchong 腾冲 (Tengchung, Tengyue, Tengyueh) Yunnan Province China
Location
Lat 24° 59' 42N Long 98° 30' 46E  Tengchong 腾冲 is located an elevation of 5,347' / 1,629m in Yunnan Province in southwestern China. Also known as Tengyue, T'eng-ch'ung-hsien,Tengyueh or Momein. World War II Allied spelling Tengchung.

Wartime History
Occupied by the Japanese during the Pacific War.

Allied missions against Tengchung
October 8, 1943

October 8, 1943
(14th AF) While on ferry mission over the Hump, three B-24's bomb Tengchung scoring hits on warehouses, barracks, and a HQ area.

October 10, 1943
(14th AF) Eight P-40's bomb a match factory and ammunition dump at Tengchung.

October 11, 1943
(14th AF) Eight B-24's bomb the town area of Tengchung.

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Last Updated
October 23, 2019

 

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