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| Aerial view of Tamsui Seaplane Base, Taihoku, Taiwan, Sep 1944 | Rising Sun Petroleum Company facilities and nearby military seaplane base at Tamsui, Taiwan under attack by aircraft from USS Intrepid, 12 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 3 | Rising Sun Petroleum Company facilities and nearby military seaplane base at Tamsui, Taiwan under attack by aircraft from USS Intrepid, 12 Oct 1944, photo 2 of 3 | Rising Sun Petroleum Company facilities and nearby military seaplane base at Tamsui, Taiwan under attack by aircraft from USS Intrepid, 12 Oct 1944, photo 3 of 3 |
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