A kamikaze airfield completed in Bade, Taoyuan, in October 1944. The originally runway was dismantled in the post-war era but the site was soon, with US assistance, transformed into Bade Airfield (八德飛行場). It was renamed Huaisheng Airfield (懷生機場) in 1962 to honor Chen Huaisheng (陳懷生), a Black Cat Squadron pilot killed flying a U-2 reconnaissance mission over mainland China. After decades of military use the base was decommissioned in 1998; as of the mid-2020s the site is actively being demolished for redevelopment.
Warning: this location is abandoned, hazardous, or otherwise neglected and may be unsafe and even dangerous! Exercise appropriate precautions when visiting.
警告：此處已廢棄或長期無人管理，可能存在潛在危險。造訪時請務必提高警覺，並做好相關安全防護措施。
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
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- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- World War 2 History in Taiwan (台灣第二次世界大戰歷史)
- Japanese Special Attack Units (特別攻撃隊)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.