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Aerial reconnaissance photo of facilities at Takao naval base, Taiwan, 13 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2; note barrage balloon

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Caption     Aerial reconnaissance photo of facilities at Takao naval base, Taiwan, 13 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2; note barrage balloon ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Takao, Taiwan
Date 13 Oct 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
 
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Photos on Same Day 13 Oct 1944
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 550 x 442 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
19 Jul 2015 07:48:59 PM

In some US Navy reports this photograph was incorrectly identified as having taken over Naha, Okinawa, Japan on 10 Oct 1944.

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