250 mile long, densly populated island off China.
History
Occupied
by the Japanese prior to the war, it produced sugar and rice that was exported
to Japan, and many of these sugar
mills were converted
to produce
butanol, for aviation gasoline. Factories refined a tenth
of Japan's aluminium. Takasago Giyutai (Taiwan Battalion) Taiwanese native
people who volunteered to join the Japanese Army. The island contained aproximatly
fifty wartime airfields.
Towards the end of the war, it came under air attack
from Allied aircraft, but was never invaded.
Kagi
Large town in central Formosa with rail marshalling yard.
Shoka
Town
with rail yards. Strike photo via 'Ken' Barber, 17th TRG B-25
pilot.
American Missions Against
Shoka
April 15 - June 19, 1945
Chosu
Town with rail yards, warehouses, and factories, radio station
and power facilities.
February 20, 1945
(FEAF) 63 B-25's of the 345th BG and the 38th BG and covered by 32 P-47 's of the 35th FG took off from Clark Field and hit Chosu town and rail road yard. One B-25 was lost and one P-47 was lost.
Okayama Airfield
Shenei, Shoka
Tainan Airfield
Japanese airfield
