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Aerial view of Matsuyama Airfield, Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan, 2 Mar 1944Aerial view of Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan, 2 Mar 1944, photo 1 of 2Matsuyama Airfield, Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan under attack by aircraft from USS Bunker Hill, 12 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 3Matsuyama Airfield, Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan under attack by aircraft from USS Bunker Hill, 12 Oct 1944, photo 2 of 3
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Matsuyama Airfield Timeline

30 Mar 1936 Matsuyama Airfield in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan began its operations.
1 Apr 1936 Japan Air Transport's Fukuoka-Naha-Taihoku air route began, transporting passengers between southern Japan, Okinawa, and Taiwan.
23 Feb 1938 40 SB bombers of the Soviet Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force took off from Hankou, Hubei Province, China (28 bombers, all Soviet crews) and Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China (12 bombers, mixed Soviet and Chinese crews) to attack Matsuyama Airfield in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan. Only the 28 bombers from Hankou reached the target area; those from Nanchang turned back after failing to identify the target due to cloud cover. Having arrived without being detected, the crews turned off their engines and glided with stealth, releasing over 200 bombs at high altitude. The crews reported 40 Japanese aircraft destroyed on the group, while Japanese reports noted 12 aircraft destroyed. A number of hangars and fuel tanks were also destroyed or damaged. Song Meiling (Madam Chiang Kaishek) hosted a victory banquet after the Soviet airmen returned to China.
12 Oct 1944 Carrier aircraft from USS Bunker Hill attacked Matsuyama Airfield in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan.
23 Oct 1944 A Japanese passenger transport plane that had just taken off from Matsuyama Airfield (now Songshan Airport) in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan lost control and crashed atop the mountain where the Taiwan Grand Shrine was located. The accident and resulting fires destroyed the Torii ceremonial archway, stone toro lanterns, and other structures.
2 Mar 1945 US B-24, B-25, and A-20 aircraft attacked Matsuyama Airfield in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan.
12 Apr 1945 Avenger aircraft from HMS Victorious attacked Matsuyama Airfield in Taihoku (now Taipei) and shipping off Tamsui in northern Taiwan; Sub-Lieutenant Daniel McAleese was shot down, rescued, but would later die of his wounds.
13 Apr 1945 Avenger aircraft from HMS Victorious attacked Matsuyama Arifield in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan, damaging runways, and barracks; one ammunition dump or oil storage tank exploded.
16 Apr 1945 US B-24 and P-51 aircraft attacked Matsuyama Airfield in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan.
5 May 1945 US B-25 bombers attacked Matsuyama Airfield in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan.
6 May 1945 US B-24 bombers attacked Matsuyama Airfield in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan.
17 May 1945 B-24 bombers of US 380th Bomb Group attacked Matsuyama Airfield in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan.
7 Jul 1945 US B-24 bombers attacked Matsuyama Airfield in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan.
18 Jul 1945 US B-24 bombers attacked Matsuyama Airfield in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan.
9 Aug 1945 US B-24 bombers attacked Matsuyama Airfield in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan.
12 Aug 1945 US B-24 bombers from Okinawa, Japan attacked Matsuyama Airfield in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan.
18 Aug 1945 Subhash Chandra Bose boarded a Japanese passenger aircraft at Matsuyama Airfield (now Songshan Airport) at Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan for a trip to Japan. The aircraft crashed immediately after takeoff and Bose was seriously burned. He was rushed to a military hospital near the airfield, but the doctors were not able to save him.
5 Sep 1945 USMC Major Dick Johnson, flying a TBM-3 Avenger aircraft, landed at Matsuyama Airfield in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan. He was the first US airman to arrive on Taiwan after the cease of hostilities.
16 Apr 1950 Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan began serving civilian traffic.




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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
13 Apr 2020 10:14:34 AM

As per verfied reports of the Taiwanese Government, no plane took of on the 18th of August 1945. Nor did any crash take place there on that day. The question of Subhas Chandra Bose dying that day does not arise.
2. martin irons says:
30 Mar 2022 06:38:50 AM

US Navy Task Force 38 planes, from Task Group 38.1, attacked the airfield and the surrounding areas on January 3,4, 9, and 21st, 1945.

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Aerial view of Matsuyama Airfield, Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan, 2 Mar 1944
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