Japanese Type-C Escort Vessel No. 1 exploding in Taiwan Strait south of Amoy (Xiamen), China, 6 Apr 1945, having attacked by US B-25J aircraft (44-29600; 2nd Lieutenant Francis A. Thompson) of 499th Japanese Type-C Escort Vessel No. 1 sinking in Taiwan Strait south of Amoy (Xiamen), China, 6 Apr 1945, having attacked by US B-25J aircraft (44-29600; 2nd Lieutenant Francis A. Thompson) of 499th US B-25J (44-29600; 2nd Lieutenant Francis A. Thompson) of 499th Chiang Kaishek inspecting the US Marines detachment of USS Midway, in the Taiwan Strait off Kinmen (Quemoy) island, Fujian Province, Republic of China, 1958; note US Navy Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Herbert Hopwood
Japanese Type-C Escort Vessel No. 1 exploding in Taiwan Strait south of Amoy (Xiamen), China, 6 Apr 1945, having attacked by US B-25J aircraft (44-29600; 2nd Lieutenant Francis A. Thompson) of 499th 'Bats Outta Hell' Bomb Squadron of 345th 'Air Apaches' Bomb GroupJapanese Type-C Escort Vessel No. 1 sinking in Taiwan Strait south of Amoy (Xiamen), China, 6 Apr 1945, having attacked by US B-25J aircraft (44-29600; 2nd Lieutenant Francis A. Thompson) of 499th 'Bats Outta Hell' Bomb Squadron of 345th 'Air Apaches' Bomb GroupUS B-25J (44-29600; 2nd Lieutenant Francis A. Thompson) of 499th 'Bats Outta Hell' Bomb Squadron of 345th 'Air Apaches' Bomb Group attacking Japanese Type-C Escort Vessel No. 1, in Taiwan Strait south of Amoy (Xiamen), China, 6 Apr 1945Chiang Kaishek inspecting the US Marines detachment of USS Midway, in the Taiwan Strait off Kinmen (Quemoy) island, Fujian Province, Republic of China, 1958; note US Navy Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Herbert Hopwood


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