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What IF
Burmese people are watching a special case of the UN mandated Coalition Allied Forces protecting civilian people are demanding freedom and democracy when the dictator of Libya, Col. Kadhafi, brutally killed and vowed to wipe out all his opponents. Burmese people believes that the world knows Burma also has had brutal dictators. The existing dictator, Than Shwe has used his military (Tatmadaw), and killed students, workers, peasants, a Japanese reign journalist, Buddhist monks, and innocent civilians in both urban and rural ethnic provinces who asked for democracy. Burmese people are wondering what would the UN and the Coalition Allied Forces would react when Burmese military forces obey Than Shwes orders to bombard the cities like Bago, Mandalay, Yangon, etc., and kill its own innocent people.
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Yes, what if .. the UN and Coalition Allied Forces would really take action against the tyrant of Burma, Than Shwe, and his military
the first action step will be

NO FLY ZONE on Burma/Myanmar!

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Introduction
This following graphical presentation depicts visualization of airfields and airports of Burma air force and military. The airfields and airports were identified on available satellite imageries posted on Google. The Burmese air force personnel should now realize that ONE single civilian with one free Google Earth software can reveal arsenals that the Burmese military regime has built. It needed no money for investment to make this presentation because Google satellite photos are free and access to Google is free. Let alone US and western military allies, Burmas neighboring countries, such as Thailand, Bangladesh, India and China, might have seen these sites on Google long time ago. They have money to fresh satellite photos, fixed a satellite on the Burma AFB sites; and flew reconnaissance aircrafts at heights Burmese jets cant fly. Their geospatial professionals have more sophisticated remote sensing technologies than on Google Earth software. Theres no doubt neighboring countries have already known about Burmese AFB sites and military installations.
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1. Ela Air Force Base near Naypyitaw 2. Hmawbi Aair Force Base in Rangoon Division 3. Homalin Air Force Base in Sagaing Division 4. Magway Air Force Base in Magwe Division 5. Mingaladon Air Force Base in Rangoon Division 6. Meiktila (Shan-te) Flying Training Base 7. Meikila Grounding Training Base in Mandalay Division 8. Myitkyina (Nanpong) Air Force Base in Kachin State 9. Myiek (Mergui) Air Force Base in Tenasserim Division 10. Namsang Air Force Base in Shan State 11. Pathein (Bassein) Air Force Base in Irrawaddy Division 12. Tadar-U Air Force Base in Mandalay Division 13. Taungoo Air Force Base in Pegu Division
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Ela International Airport and Naypyidaw AB HQ

2010 satellite photo

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After assembling the 50 Mi-24 fighter helicopters and a dozen Mi-2s at Flying Training Base in Meikthila they were divided among four squadrons at Magwe Air Base and Ela Air Base. Ela Air Base, not far from Burmas remote capital Naypyidaw, is the newest and is frequently used by Burmas senior military generals and government officials for domestic and international flights. (Source: The Irrawaddy) 3-22-2010

taxi way ~4,000 ft

After assembling the helicopters they will be divided among four squadrons at Magwe Air Base 2 runways ~12,400 ft - 200 ft wide and Ela Air Base. Burma currently has 15 air bases. Ela Air Base, not far from Burmas remote capital Naypyidaw, is the newest and is frequently used by Burmas senior military generals and government officials for domestic and international flights.

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Airport terminal Possible HQ site

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For hangers

Ela Airport and AB HQ Under construction

Obviously, this Naypyitaw Airport has been raised from the ground zero, nothing. There was airstrip in Ela before. This airport is not for civilian use only. The Naypyitaw air force base is seated here to protect Sr Gen Than Shwe and his VIPs and their crafts. There is a rumor that a special plane has been designated and named as Sin-pyew-daw (White Elephant). Huge amount of money spent for this at the expense of general populations health, education and social services.

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Hmawbi Maintenance Air Force Base HQ

Since January 1967, the Myanmar Air Force reorganized its command structure. No. 501 Squadron Group in Hmawbi became No. 501 Air Base HQ. A non-military pilot ground training school has been opened at Hmawbi Air Force Base in Rangoon Division. The applicants can to obtain commercial pilots licenses at this school. (Source: The Irrawaddy)

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Hmawbi in Birds Eye View (aircraft hangers)

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helipad tarmac helipad tarmac

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Homalin Air Base

HQ
2009 satellite photo
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Controlling air space over Chin, Arakan and Kachin States to crush the anti-military regime. It also is guarding the militarys newly establishing Burma Defense Industry (DI) sites located along the eastern slopes of Arakan Yoma and Western Ranges. The DIs are producing small aims to missiles, and possibly learning to fulfill the Nuclear Ambition in underground facilities. This air force base has been aimed to rival against 9 Bangladesh and Indian war planes. (Source: ALH)

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hangers

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helipad tarmac

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2009 satellite photo

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Magway Air Base HQ

Established 2000
2009 satellite photo helipad tarmac hangers helipad tarmac

helipad tarmac

2009 satellite photo

hangers
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Magwe (magway) Air Force Base HQ has been established since 2000, expanded from a civilian airport. In 2006, PC-9 and PC-7 squadrons were transferred to Magwe Air Force Base. (Source: The Irrawaddy) It covers over anti-Military Junta resistance groups in Arakan and Chin States, and BangladeshBurma border.

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hangers

Magway Runway North-end

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Magway Runway South-end

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construction for hangers?

double runway ~11,500 ft 200 wide

Air Base HQ (under construction)

Civilian Aviation

Mingaladon International Airport & Air Force Maintenance

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Base HQ

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Mingaladon Air Base was formed in 1950. It had MiG-29 fighters, G-4 aircraft, and PC-9 and PC-7 squadrons. Four MiG-29 planes now stationed at Mingaladon Air Base headquarter in Rangoon will transfer to the new base in Seikpyingone, reported by The Irrawaddy in December 2008. It also reported that Mingalardon Air Force Base was ordered to relocate to Seikpyingone in Meiktila. AP reported in Jan 2010, the Burmese air forces Chinese-made F-7 jet crashed while attempting to land at Rangoon airport, and killed its pilot. F-7 jet fighters are a Chinese copy of the Russian MiG-21. liberateburma/04-2011 15

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2003
Shande AB
runway 10,000 ft

Meiktila/Shante Air Base HQ

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Shande AB
runway 10,000 ft

Shande AB
runway 12,000 ft

runway = ~5,300 ft

Meiktila AB

runway = ~5,300 ft

Meiktila AB

runway = ~5,300 ft

Meiktila AB

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Meiktila has two air force training schoolsthe Meiktila Flying Training Base and the Ground Training Air Force Base in Meiktila, Mandalay Divisionexclusively for air force personnel.

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Meikhtila (Shan-te)
Flying Training Base HQ
East Airfield

helipad tarmac

helipad tarmac

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Central Sector Operation Center Ground / Fly Training Base Helicopter fleet Aircraft Production and Maintenance Base 2010 satellite photo

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East Airfield of Shan-te (Meiktila) Air Force HQ

2006 satellite photo

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In late 2007, eight MiG-29 fighter planes were transferred to the Flight Training Base in Shan-te. reported by The Irrawaddy in December 2008. The parts of the MiG-29 jet fighters will arrive in July and September by cargo ship and by plane. The 20 Russian aircrafts were assembled in Meikhtila. Burma's main air base for maintenance, the Aircraft Production and Maintenance Air Base (APMAB) in Panchangone in Mingaladon Township was relocated to Nyaunggone, close to the regime's Flying Training Base in Shan-te in Meikhtila Township. Shan-te has been 18 currently a fighter base for the air force. (Source: The Irrawaddy)

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Burma military aircrafts located at Meiktila airfields by different sources

Source:

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Meiktila AB HQ Ground Training Base

This original central Burmese Air Force Base is located approximately at the center of the country.

Myanmar Aerospace Engineering U.

The Irrawaddy reported in May 2010 that the Aircraft Production and Maintenance at Meiktila AB HQ assembled K-8 aircraft transported by cargo ship from China.
This airfield is located 3 miles southwest from Shan-te airfield.
tower hangers

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Myitkina (Nanpong) Air Base HQ (former BAF 503)

civilian airport

Air Base HQ

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2006 satellite photo

Myitkyina Air Force Base, a northern sector operation center, is located in Myitkyina, northern garrison town of Burmese junta in Kachin ethic homeland . Its a home to a fighter squadron and an attack squadron. Key operation of Myitkyina AFB is to crush anti-Burmese military, ethnic resistance groups of Kachin State. There is another airfield, a civilian airport. located north of the AFB. The length of runway at Myitkyina AFB is 11,3000 ft with 200 21 ft wide, and the civilian airport is ~6,000 ft. with 100 ft wide.

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Northern Sector Operation Center

Former 503 AB
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Southern Sector Operations Center

(Mergui) Air Base HQ

airstrip

The Irrawaddy in August 2006 reported that Russian trainers and technicians have been seen in the area and that the military has stockpiled fuel and supplies in the expanded Mergui air base.
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Myeik Military Jet Hangers

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Myeik air base has been reinforced with nine Chinese-made fighter jets and two Russian-made MiG-29s. Since ember, artillery pieces and heavy arms, as well as Chinese-made HN-2 and HN-5 surface-to-air missile launchers, been delivered to artillery bases in Mergui, and to other bases along the Thai-Burmese border. (The Irrawaddy , 2006) This is Sr Gen Than Shwes paranoia fear of attack by a sea invasion of western allies and superior Thai orces. Readiness to attack Bangkok by air and seize Chaing Mai by frontier forces as western allies looking for has been his counter attack scenarios which were trained in the military schools. (Source: ALH)

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Helicopter fleet

Namsang

Air Base HQ
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2006 satellite photo

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Namsang AFB Installations 2

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By December 1964, the Air Force had 323 officers and 5677 other ranks and it acquired Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star Jet trainers and a new radar station, which could operate within a 120-mile radius, was opened in Namsang. In 1966, the radar arm of the air force underwent a complete overhaul and upgrade, with new radar stations being operated. The Namsang Radar station was upgraded to cover about a 200-mile radius and renamed to No.71 Squadron. (Source: http://myanmar-airforce.co.tv/)

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Pathein (Bassein) Air Base HQ

helipad tarmac

In 2006, the military government transferred squadrons of G-4 aircraft to Bassein Air Force Base
hangers

2009 satellite photo

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Pathein (Bassein) AFB HQ was expanded from a civilian airport. It is located in Central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River. In 2006, the military government transferred squadrons of G-4 aircraft to Bassein Air Force Base. This base has been created in light of the Sr. Gen Than Shwes grand plan to fight against the invasion of allied western forces from the sea. Mean 29 while, its job is to put down any civil uprising in the Irrawaddy delta region. (Source: ALH)

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Pathein AFB HQ Runway East-end

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Tadar-U International Airport and Military Air Force Base HQ

hangers helipad tarmac

Tadar-U airport terminal

2006 satellite photo

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The military junta's money-wasting white elephant projects, Tadar-U international airport which completed in 1999. Connecting flight include Chaing Mai, Thailand, Kumming, China, and a few domestic airports. An air force squadron has been kept at Tadar-U airport. Twelve Mig 29 jets arrived on April 4, 2011 at Tadar-U AFB.

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Tadar-U Jet Squadron Air Force Base HQ

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Anti-aircraft battery? In bunkers Anti-aircraft battery? In bunkers

Anti-aircraft battery? In bunkers

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Taungoo Air Base HQ

Stationed by: Helicopter fleet Jet fighter squadron
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In 1998-9, the Burmese air force bought 12 K-8 jet trainers from China, which are now stationed at Taungoo Air Base in Pegu Division. Its in a strategic location supporting the Naypyitaw, new Capital of Burma, Magway, Meiktila, Namsang, Mingaladon (Rangoon) and Pathein (Bassein) air force bases within its 150 mile radius. It covers the are over northern Kayah (Kareni) and Karen States, and Bago (Pegu) Yoma (Range) where the strongholds of anti-military regime forces held.
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In Modern Warfare
No Fly Zone could, literally, be established without destroying a single war plane on the ground or any human life by (a) striking targets such as runways (b) from hundreds of miles away from international water (c) by using long-range missiles such as Tomahawks.
Burmas air defense system will only display fireworks as there would not be any warplane above their heads to shoot down. Or, together with the military command and control systems, the air defense system could have been taken out by the missiles already.

Update: Reality Check

People of the world has been urging President Obama to take a lead against Crime Against Humanity in Burma, a US Senate Concurrent Resolution 12. http://uscampaignforburma.org/

Sad Sad Sad

Who needs a war in Burma?

Do Burmese people have to ask the whole world to help its own problem?
Everyone in Burma loves Air Force persons because they are educated, smart and intelligent; and that they know what is right and what is wrong.
Average air-mans education is way much higher than Sr Gen Than Shwe and his generals.

In fact, and truthfully, a Burmese fighter jet or plane could make a real change in Burma.

A squadron would be a blessing!

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