二戰結束前的台灣,大概是全世界機場最密集的地區,即使是意想不到的地方,在當時也都有可能是飛行場的所在地。 Taiwan was literally an unsinkable aircraft carrier before the end of WWII because the Japanese had built dozens of airfields on this island to support its war effort in Southeast Asia….
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「舊」鹿港飛行場平面圖
當初會知道鹿港在日據時代就有座機場,是看到上面這張美軍當年繪製的地圖,不過圖上寫著Rokko Landing Strip (Abandoned),表示當時已經廢棄。之後才又在美軍的空照圖中發現位於福興鄉的鹿港飛行場,所以姑且就把上圖中的那座稱為「舊」鹿港飛行場,以免混淆。 後來在台灣總督府檔案裡找到以下兩張舊鹿港飛行場位置圖,證實美軍所畫的位置沒錯。 然而這些圖畢竟都是手繪,以當時的測繪技術,難保跟實際位置沒有出入(美軍畫的鹿港溪就不太一樣),如果能有空照圖是最好不過。在看了上千張二戰美軍空照圖之後,終於在上禮拜找到了舊鹿港飛行場的照片。更難得的是新舊兩座鹿港飛行場同時入鏡!下圖中用箭頭標出東北、西南角的就是舊鹿港飛行場。從照片也可以看出來,美軍參考空照所畫的鹿港溪是比較正確的。 所以再度利用Google Earth的疊圖功能,把平面圖畫出來,供各位同好使用。沒有Google Earth的朋友,就只能看看下圖了。
湖口飛行場平面圖 (Hukou Airdrome on Google Earth)
我曾經提過陸軍湖口基地中興台的位置過去似乎有飛機跑道的存在,而且懷疑是日軍在日據時代建造的。現在我確定我的猜測沒錯,但是我在CORONA衛星照片上看到疑似跑道的物體卻不是日據時代的遺跡。 In a previous post, I wrote that the Japanese might have built an airfield at the current location of the base of ROC Army 542nd Armored Brigade in Hukou Township. I…
鹿港飛行場平面圖 (Rokko Airdrome on Google Earth)
花了一些時間在Google Earth上面把鹿港飛行場(這好像是當時正式的名稱,也就是我之前說的福興鄉飛行基地)的平面圖畫好,包括跑道(其實是一大片平地)、滑行道、露天機堡(以三角形表示)和我之前提到的兩個砲塔,有興趣的人可以下載kmz檔來看看。 Want to locate the former Rokko Airdrome on Google Earth? You may want to download the kmz file that I created. It includes the airfield, taxiways, revetments, and the two…
Satellite Imagery of Toukeshan Army Air Base (頭嵙山陸航基地衛星照片)
檢視較大的地圖 Approximately 4.8 km (3 miles) to the south of Hsinshe Army Air Base is Toukeshan Base. It serves as a detachment for the 602nd Aviation Brigade in Hsinshe. Unlike Hsinshe and…
Satellite Imagery of Hsinshe Army Air Base (新社陸航基地衛星照片)
檢視較大的地圖 The above Google satellite image shows the base of ROC Army 602nd Aviation Brigade in Hsinshe Township, Taichung County. As of the writing, the high-resolution image is not yet available on…
Airstrip in Hukou (湖口)?
檢視較大的地圖 This image from Google Maps shows the troop review ground at the base of ROC Army 542nd Armored Brigade in Hukou Township (湖口鄉), Hsinchu County. I am not sure about the…
Satellite Imagery of Former Dalin Missile Base/Airfield (大林飛彈基地衛星照片)
檢視較大的地圖 This is the former Nike-Hercules surface-to-air missile base located in Dalin Township, Chiayi County (嘉義縣大林鎮). It was constructed on an abandoned airfield built by the Japanese during the colonial period. In…
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…
Satellite Images of Lungkang Army Airfield (龍岡機場衛星照片)
This Google Street View photo was taken at the gate of now abandoned Lungkang (龍岡) Army Airfield. The brick building behind the trees on the left used to be a hangar when…