1916年10月14日倫敦泰晤士報裡的一則台灣烏龍茶廣告An Oolong Tea advertisement in The Times, London, October 14, 1916. 經歷過日治時期最後那幾年的長輩，應該都記得躲空襲的事。對他們來說，空襲就是美軍飛機來轟炸，甚至提到空襲就讓他們想到B-29轟炸機（雖然B-29在1945年1月之後就不再空襲台灣）。比較不為人知的是，英國海軍的飛機也曾經在台灣上空參加「對日抗戰」，而且還有飛行員死於台灣。A less well-known fact is that the British had also been involved in the air campaigns against Formosa during WWII, though…
Month: April 2013
杜立德空襲日本照片選輯 — 紀念物
Doolittle Raid Photos: Memorabilia
Shown above is the map of the Japanese islands and the China coast bearing the signature of each of the Tokyo raiders. Click to see the full-size version. The northern part of…
杜立德空襲日本照片選輯 — 蔣宋美齡贈勳
Doolittle Raid Photos: Madame CKS
After bombing Japan, Lt. Col. Doolittle and most of other crewmen bailed out over China. Most of them reached safety while four were captured by the Japanese and three died due to…
杜立德空襲日本照片選輯 — 名古屋
Doolittle Raid Photos: Nagoya
In Japan, the Photographic Weekly (写真週報) No. 218 published an article on Doolittle’s raid on April 29, claiming “the enemy’s air raid attempt was a total failure.” The article included a photo…
杜立德空襲日本照片選輯 — 橫須賀
Doolittle Raid Photos: Yokosuka
It is commonly believed that only two photos taken during Doolittle’s raid on Japan survive since all the B-25 bombers were lost after the raid. The two photos, reportedly both taken by…
杜立德空襲日本照片選輯 — 任務前
Doolittle Raid Photos: Pre-Raid Activities
This 500-lb bomb was about to become one of the most famous bombs used in WWII. The next two photos show the skipper of USS Hornet, Capt. Marc A. Mitscher presents a…
杜立德空襲日本照片選輯 — 美國海軍
Doolittle Raid Photos: US Navy
April 18 of this year marks the 71st anniversary of Lt. Col. Doolittle’s raid on Japan in 1942. So in April I will post a series of the raid photos that are…