Map of Chiran Airfield on southern Kyūshū Island near Kagoshima Bay
The line with arrow indicates the flight route of
USS Yorktown (CV-10) TBM Avengers from VT-9 led by Lt. Thomas H. Stetson on a mission over southern Kyūshū and strike Chiran Airfield bombing hangars and strafing parked planes then depart to the south. Credit: NARA VT-9 War History (map) page 168 Date: March 29, 1945
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