Strike photo showing bomb hits on Kiungshan Airstrip near Hoi-How (now Haikou) in northern Hainan, China, Jan 16, 1945. The bombing attack was made by Bombing Squadron 80 flying from the carrier USS Ticonderoga

Caption   Strike photo showing bomb hits on Kiungshan Airstrip near Hoi-How (now Haikou) in northern Hainan, China, Jan 16, 1945. The bombing attack was made by Bombing Squadron 80 flying from the carrier USS Ticonderoga ww2dbase
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Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 12 Aug 2013

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WW2-Era Place Name Hoi-How, Hainan, China
Lat/Long 20.0187, 110.3651
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