
Caption | Decoy Japanese B6N, Ki-27, and other aircraft emitting false smoke during US air raid, Koshun Airfield, southern Taiwan, date unknown ww2dbase | ||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||
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Photo Size | 550 x 634 pixels | ||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Koshun, Takao, Taiwan | ||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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WW2-Era Place Name | Koshun, Takao, Taiwan |
Lat/Long | 22.0363, 120.7317 |
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13 Nov 2015 03:58:13 PM
SETTING SUN: DECOYS
First aircraft is a Japanese Navy Nakajima B6N "Jill" torpedo bomber, and a Nakajima Ki 27 single-seat 27 "Nate" Army fighter while the third aircraft is nothing more than a pile of junk.
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