Royal Navy Avenger aircraft flying from HMS Indomitable in flight over Ishigaki Airfield, Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, 9 May 1945

Caption   Royal Navy Avenger aircraft flying from HMS Indomitable in flight over Ishigaki Airfield, Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, 9 May 1945 ww2dbase
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Photos on Same Day 9 May 1945
Photos at Same Place Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 4 Apr 2014
Licensing  Public Domain



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1. John Heinz says:
3 Jun 2017 03:25:12 PM

My father was a 19 year old turret gunner on a TBM of VT25. His plane was shot down over Ishigaki Jima on 4/30/1945. His pilot was able to put the plane down in the sea and the crew were rescued by the USS Bluefish.

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WW2-Era Place Name Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
Lat/Long 24.3964, 124.2450
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