A Curtis SB2C Helldiver flying from USS Intrepid over Tientsin, China (now Tianjin), 5 Sep 1945. Intrepid launched 86 aircraft this day as a show of strength during the demobilization of Japanese forces in the area.

Historical Information
Caption     A Curtis SB2C Helldiver flying from USS Intrepid over Tientsin, China (now Tianjin), 5 Sep 1945. Intrepid launched 86 aircraft this day as a show of strength during the demobilization of Japanese forces in the area. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Tientsin, China
Date 5 Sep 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-348290
 
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1. Anonymous says:
1 Aug 2024 06:50:38 PM

Late Dec 1945 7th Fleet in Pacific: 6 Helldivers crashed near Shan-Li-Shih-Chin (36-54;120-08). Dead fliers recovered by the Communist. Crash as result of snow storm. From the National Archives.
2. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
2 Aug 2024 05:01:04 AM

To anonymous of 1 Aug 2024: The Shan-Li-Shih-Chin mentioned by USMC Major General Keller Emrick Rockey is likely to be Shanlishijia Village (Shanlishijia Cun, 山里石家村) in Shandong Province, about 100 kilometers north of the port city of Qingdao. Rough coordinates 36.9 N, 120.16 E. Even through today it is a very rural area. Here is a different report that mentioned the crash: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA438971.pdf

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