Small Taiwanese vessel being stafed by PB4Y-2 aircraft of US Navy VPB-104, just off Dongji Island, Pescadores Islands, 7 Aug 1945

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Caption     Small Taiwanese vessel being stafed by PB4Y-2 aircraft of US Navy VPB-104, just off Dongji Island, Pescadores Islands, 7 Aug 1945 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Dongji, Hoko, Taiwan
Date 7 Aug 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
 
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Photos on Same Day 7 Aug 1945
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 547 x 429 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
21 Sep 2014 06:24:17 PM

The vessel would only sustain light damage and was able to escape into Dongji harbor.

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Dongji, Hoko, Taiwan

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