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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Photos on Same Day 16 Jan 1945
Photos at Same Place Hoi-How, Hainan, China
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 12 Aug 2013

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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".



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