A military airfield was constructed late in the war. It wasn’t even fully complete in 1945 when it entered into service as a kamikaze base. In the post-war era it was found to be overgrown with weeds and pretty much useless so the ROCAF declined to redevelop it for regular use, and it was dismantled and returned to agricultural use by the mid-1960s. Some traces remain in the form of air raid shelters, an old reservoir, and other infrastructure.
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說明：本條目僅提供基礎資訊，內容可能過時、未經查證，甚至有誤。建議進一步查閱相關資料，以確認資訊的正確性。
Points
- Reservoir (蓄水池)—Remnants (遺跡)
An underground water tank built by the Japanese military for the former Kōryū Airfield. Little of it is visible and the site is likely overgrown; the barracks stood in this area.
- Air Raid Shelter No. 1 (防空洞一號)—Remnants (遺跡)
One of several air raid shelters scattered around the former Kōryū Airfield. This one was covered with dirt for several years but now seems to be exposed next to a newly built industrial facility. Numbered based on a post from the Taiwan Air Power blog.
- Air Raid Shelter No. 2 (防空洞二號)—Remnants (遺跡)
- Air Raid Shelter No. 3 (防空洞三號)—Remnants (遺跡)
- Air Raid Shelter No. 4 (防空洞四號)—Remnants (遺跡)
- Air Raid Shelter No. 5 (防空洞五號)—Remnants (遺跡)
One of several air raid shelters scattered around the former Kōryū Airfield. Due to the long shape of this particular bunker it is nicknamed the Egg Roll Air Raid Shelter (蛋捲狀掩體) on Google Maps. Numbered based on a post from the Taiwan Air Power blog.
Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- CW Hung (飛行場の測候所)
Themes
- 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)
- Military Fortifications in Taiwan (台灣碉堡)
- 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.