位於當今桃園縣八德市(舊稱八塊厝)的八塊飛行場(美軍的二戰空照圖稱之為Okaseki[岡崎?,據網友WENWANG考證,應為鶯歌石],我用的是台灣堡圖上的日文バテ一譯音Batei),跟紅毛飛行場與後龍飛行場一樣,在主跑道之外,都有一條狹長但筆直的區域。之前我把這項設施稱為主滑行道,但它一定兼有起飛或降落的功能,不然不需要蓋得又長又直,所以這次就改稱為副跑道。日治時代的飛行場因為有多機同時起飛作戰的需要,所以跑道都建得很寬,這三座飛行場的主跑道都跟多條疏散道相連,應該也是為了能讓多架飛機迅速進入起飛位置。副跑道不但較窄,跟它連接的疏散道也比較少,所以應該只有輔助的性質。 Batei Airdrome was referred to as Okaseki on American aerial reconnaissance photos taken during WWII, although I could not locate any place called Okaseki in the neighborhood. Like Kokko and Koryu…
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Satellite Images of Bakuai Airfield (八塊機場衛星照片)
What you see here is not an ordinary highway overpass. This overpass, across the eastern end of Taiwan’s Freeway No. 2, is an integral part of the runway of the now abandoned…