USMC Major Dick Johnson's TBM-3 Avenger aircraft at Matsuyama Airfield, Taiwan, 5 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2; Johnson was the first US airman to arrive on Taiwan at the end of the war

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Caption     USMC Major Dick Johnson's TBM-3 Avenger aircraft at Matsuyama Airfield, Taiwan, 5 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2; Johnson was the first US airman to arrive on Taiwan at the end of the war ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Taihoku, Taiwan
Date 5 Sep 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via taiwanairpower.org
Link to Source    Link
 
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Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 5 Sep 1945
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 550 x 425 pixels



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