轟炸鹿港

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中台灣上空的威力掃蕩
Fighter Sweep Over Central Formosa

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霧社事件中的埔里飛行場

網友WENWANG指出，霧社事件發生時，日軍第八聯隊來支援的飛機應該是利用梅仔腳練兵場作起降。以下是台灣總督府檔案的埔里練兵場預定地圖：

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「舊」鹿港飛行場平面圖

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鹿港飛行場平面圖 (Rokko Airdrome on Google Earth)

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福興鄉日據時代飛行基地（Rokko Airdrome）

九月下旬一時興起，約了曾經在台南和清泉崗基地服役的美國友人Gene Hirte，跑到彰化縣福興鄉尋找當年日據時代飛行基地的遺跡。由於出發在Google Earth上作足了功課，所以雖然有點走錯路，還是很快的就找到了下圖中的碉堡(A)。
Accompanied by Gene Hirte, who had stationed in Tainan and CCK air bases, I drove to Fushing Township of Changhwa County to find what remains of Rokko Airdrome, built by the Japanese when they occupied Taiwan. Since I had done my homework on Google Earth, I had little difficulty finding the pillbox (A) in the following photo.

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