台南（北）飛行場？
Was There a Tainan North Airfield?

取自杜正宇與謝濟全著《盟軍記載的二戰臺灣機場》
Via Tu, Cheng Yu and Shieh, Chi Chuan, “Airports in Taiwan during World War II period”

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昭和時期台灣的競馬場空照圖
Aerial Photos of Horse Racing Tracks on Formosa

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天（堂）與地（獄）
Heaven And “Earth”

Source： NARA via Fold3.com

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Bombing Eiko Airfield?

The intelligence report titled Airfield and Seaplane Bases in Formosa, Air Intelligence Group, Division of Naval Intelligence, Office of the Chief Naval Operations, Navy Department, June 1944, gave the coordinates of Eiko (currently Yungkang of Taian; 永康) Airfield as 23 02’N 120 14’E, which was pretty accurate during the pre-GPS era. The document said that the airfield was:

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