罕為人知的苓雅寮飛行場
The Little-Known Reigaryo Airdrome (Part 2)

Source： Japan Center for Asian Historical Records

上面這幅名為《新飛行場埋立計劃圖》的地圖完成於昭和9年（1934年），為了便於閱讀，我在圖上三個區域著了色，並加了文字註解，點擊後可以放大。這份地圖附在下面這份《新飛行場埋立計劃大要》公文之後，雖然公文是日文寫成，但從漢字就可以約略了解這項計劃是要在前鎮地區的海岸建築一座飛行場，以取代1933年完成的苓雅寮著陸場，但是在新飛行場完成之前，先在兩者之間的區域興建一座代用飛行場。
The map on the top, dated 1934, was titled Landfill Plan for the New Airdrome. (I colored three areas and added some text to make it easier to read. You can click on it to enlarge.) The three airdromes on the map (current, substitute, and new) were referred to in the accompanying document Summary on the Landfill Project for the New Airdrome, which is shown below. The project called for a new airdrome that was to be at least five times larger than the current Reigaryo Airdrome that had been completed in 1933. Before the new airdrome was finished, an interim substitute airdrome would be built to the south of the current one.

Source： Japan Center for Asian Historical Records

下圖是將最上面那張《新飛行場埋立計劃圖》疊在美軍1944年拍攝空照圖上，我把原始的空照圖貼在最下方，以方便大家比較。
The next image is obtained by overlaying the first map on an aerial reconnaissance photo of Takao Harbor taken by the USAAF in 1944. For the ease of comparison, the original reconnaissance photo is shown at the bottom.

從這兩張圖可以發現，1944年的時候，原來的苓雅寮著陸場已經不見蹤影，它的位置上蓋了許多狀似廠房的建築。此外，前面提到的代用飛行場的位置有一條新運河穿過。最重要的是，計畫中的新飛行場顯然沒有完成。從1934到1944的十年之間，到底高雄港的這塊區域發生了什麼樣的變化？代用飛行場有沒有完成？
It is clear from the photo that, by 1944, numerous buildings had been erected on site of the so-called current airdrome. Also, a canal had been dug, cutting through the site of the substitute airdrome. Most important of all, the planned new airdrome had never been completed.

Source： NARA via Fold3.com

So, what had happened between 1934 and 1944? Was the substitute airdrome ever completed?