tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252080048017373240.post8538244579504639581..comments2024-03-23T19:41:22.620-10:00Comments on Taipei Air Station: Kamikaze Aircraft in FormosaTaipei Air Stationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13686488354629456728noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252080048017373240.post-37586026004862479322019-05-16T18:25:04.092-10:002019-05-16T18:25:04.092-10:00Yes, the plane he describes is surely the Aichi Ty...Yes, the plane he describes is surely the Aichi Type 99 'Val' single-engine dive bomber. The Kawasaki twin-engine light bomber shown, code-named 'Lille', has retractable wheels. The speaker specifically says his plane has 'fixed landing gear of the old type.' That's the 'Val.'<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252080048017373240.post-32681849482517188352019-05-16T18:12:28.747-10:002019-05-16T18:12:28.747-10:00The Aichi D3A Type 99 'Val' had been taken...The Aichi D3A Type 99 'Val' had been taken off front-line service by late in the war. Many were reassigned to serve as kamikaze planes.<br /><br />http://www.daveswarbirds.com/Nippon/aircraft/Val.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252080048017373240.post-55096849478807406522019-05-16T18:06:19.041-10:002019-05-16T18:06:19.041-10:00The storyteller is likely referring to a different...The storyteller is likely referring to a different aircraft than the one shown. He's likely describing a dive bomber, the single-engine Aichi D3A Type 99 with fixed landing gear (Allied code name 'Val'). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252080048017373240.post-75029776402970576982009-04-14T18:43:00.000-10:002009-04-14T18:43:00.000-10:00Teikoku Sugar refinery and alcohol Plant. That is ...Teikoku Sugar refinery and alcohol Plant. That is only plant near the air base. You may use this map in old Hsinchu map in 1945,which draw by US NAVY. My family lives near Hsinchu air base area more than 100 years. But we never heard that we have any fuel factory in Hsinchu.<br />http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/formosa_city_plans/txu-oclc-6589672.jpg<br />If you have any comment,you can give me the E-mail: leo_ho99@yahoo.com.twAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com