3 Jan 1945

Taiwan
  • 6 TBM-1C aircraft and 12 F6F-5 fighters, both of Air Group 44 from USS Langley, attacked Hokuto Airfield (referred by the Americans as "Keishu Airfield") in Hokuto (now Beidou) in central Taiwan with 60 100-pound bombs, rockets, and strafing. No Japanese aircraft rose to defend. ww2dbase [Hokuto Airfield | Langley (Independence-class) | Hokuto, Taichu | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 3 Jan 1945
Hokuto Airfield under USS Langley carrier aircraft attack, Taiwan, 3 Jan 1945, photo 1 of 6Hokuto Airfield under USS Langley carrier aircraft attack, Taiwan, 3 Jan 1945, photo 2 of 6Hokuto Airfield under USS Langley carrier aircraft attack, Taiwan, 3 Jan 1945, photo 3 of 6Hokuto Airfield under USS Langley carrier aircraft attack, Taiwan, 3 Jan 1945, photo 4 of 6
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