Royal Navy Avenger aircraft flying from HMS Indomitable in flight over Ishigaki Airfield, Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, 9 May 1945; note fire and explosions on the airfield

Caption     Royal Navy Avenger aircraft flying from HMS Indomitable in flight over Ishigaki Airfield, Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, 9 May 1945; note fire and explosions on the airfield ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseBritish Royal Navy via taiwanairpower.org
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Photo Size 550 x 388 pixels
Photos on Same Day 9 May 1945
Photos at Same Place Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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1. John Heinz says:
3 Jun 2017 03:25:12 PM

My father was a 19 year old turret gunner on a TBM of VT25. His plane was shot down over Ishigaki Jima on 4/30/1945. His pilot was able to put the plane down in the sea and the crew were rescued by the USS Bluefish.

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