Cat Bi International Airport (IATA: HPH, ICAO: VVCI) (Vietnamese: Cảng hàng không quốc tế Cát Bi a.k.a. Vietnamese: Sân bay Quốc tế Cát Bi) is an international airport located in Hai Phong, Vietnam. == History == === First Indochina War === During the war Cat Bi Air Base was used by French Air Force (Armée de l'air), units based there included: Group de Chasse 2/22 Languedoc equipped with the F8F Bearcat Bomber Squadron 1/19 Gascogne equipped with the B-26 Invader Bomber Squadron 1/25 Tunisie equipped with the B-26The base was also used by French Naval Aviation (Aéronavale), units based there included: Flotille 28F equipped with the PB4Y-2 Privateer the air groups of the Arromanches and Bois BelleauOn 14 November 1953 the United States Air Force 483d Troop Carrier Wing flew five C–119s from Clark Air Base to Cat Bi to qualify French Air Force crews on them.
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This app shows satellite views of random airports. Its aim is to introduce you to the variety of airport structures embedded into the landscape.
This app is based on the Google Maps API, which on the one hand provides a powerful programming interface for web-based mapping applications, and on the other hand opens access to high quality satellite imagery for places all over the world.
The backend is realized in Python with the help of the excellent Flask micro framework.
The locations of airports have been imported from the public domain data provided by the aviation enthusiasts at OurAirports.com. The app displays randomly selected airports of the categories 'large_airport','medium_airport' and 'small_airport' for which runway coordinates are available.
Furthermore, the user interface incorporates icons from Font Awesome and fonts from Google Fonts.
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This app shows satellite views of random airports. Its aim is to introduce you to the variety of airport structures embedded into the landscape.