File:Japanese airfield on Formosa under attack by U.S. carrier aircraft, in October 1944.jpg

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English: A Japanese airfield on Formosa under attack by U.S. carrier aircraft of Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8), in October 1944. CVG-8 operated from the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17).
The airfield is mentioned as "Chinchika Airfield" which could be Okayama airfield which was also known as "Shenei, Shoka".
Date circa 13 October 1944
date QS:P,+1944-10-13T00:00:00Z/11,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bunker Hill 1943-1944 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current19:51, 25 January 2019Thumbnail for version as of 19:51, 25 January 20191,299 × 735 (531 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A Japanese airfield on Formosa under attack by U.S. carrier aircraft of Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8), in October 1944. CVG-8 operated from the aircraft carrier USS ''Bunker Hill'' (CV-17).<br> The airfield is mentioned as "Chinchika Airfield" which could be Okayama airfield which was also known as "Shenei, Shoka".}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv17-44/186.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks...

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