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1. In crises such as those in Formosa, Quemoy and Matsu, Laos, and Vietnam, the men of the “Fighting Hannah” were ready, proving themselves worthy guardians of the proud tradition begun by the illustrious Massachusetts patriot who gave the ship her name
2. She then went to check the meteorological information board and frowned again: even though partially cloudy skies were announced for the Philippines and Formosa, the conditions predicted for today were passable, thus making a Japanese air attack possible as soon as the Sun was up
3. Have also our B-17 heavy bomber ready to take off for their preplanned mission against Formosa
4. Willoughby pointed at a blue plaque positioned near the island of Formosa, which housed numerous Japanese bases
5. ‘’They should arrive over Formosa in about a half hour, General
6. MacArthur had also given in to the recommendations of his aviation commander, Lewis Brereton, and reestablished the plans for a counter-attack on Formosa by his B-17 heavy bombers
7. Major Randolph Masters was crossing the coast of Formosa, leading the seventeen bombers of his squadron, when his radio operator stuck his head between his seat and that of his copilot, Lieutenant Peter Stuart
8. As he put his heavy bomber in a dive, Masters thanked the fact that most of the Japanese fighters based in Formosa must now be busy over the Philippines, something that was now opening the way to the objective for him
9. Taking a blue grease pencil, she drew a symbol over Formosa before going to see General MacArthur, who was observing the action from beside the tactical map table
10. ‘’General, our B-17 bombers have just hit successfully their objective in Formosa and are on their way back
11. Major General Minagumo Shoji, Commander of the 11th Air Fleet of the Japanese Imperial Army, based on Formosa, had not flown a combat mission since his last mission over China as a colonel, three years ago
12. If he could believe the reports from the other army air fleets involved with the Philippines campaign and those of the navy air units in Formosa, his fleet had not been the only one to suffer heavily
13. The surviving bomber pilots then panicked and dropped their bombs over the Filipino jungle before turning around to return to Formosa
14. To add insult to injury, the Japanese escort fighters then realized as they returned with the bombers to their bases in Formosa that they had burned too much fuel while trying to catch the speedy P-40s
15. Over half of the Ki-43s ran out of fuel before they could land, crashing all over Formosa, while a few more had to literally glide in to land at their bases
16. ‘’From the North? They must be coming from Formosa, then
17. The need for her knowledge of the Chinese language was obvious for that trip to Formosa, where the Nationalist Chinese forces had taken refuge after being thrown out of Mainland China by the Communist Chinese in 1947
18. Their YC-10 had arrived over Formosa without advance warning or formal air clearance and the initial reaction had been rather harsh, with two Nationalist Chinese P-51 MUSTANG propeller-driven fighters sent to challenge the YC-10 once it had requested by radio the authorization to land in Taipei
19. Nonetheless, after a series of Japanese victories the war ended quickly and China was forced to make concessions to Japan including handing over possession of the island of Formosa (Taiwan)
20. As Formosa was a town with a population of about 100,000, most
21. Chiang fled to the island of Formosa (modern-day Taiwan) while in Beijing, Mao announced the People’s Republic of China
22. Chiang Kai-shek’s haven on Formosa soon became the centre of an international confrontation
23. The US declared that the Kuomintang on Formosa was the only legitimate government of China
24. So the Americans sent troops to Formosa and told Mao to keep his grubby paws off
25. Result: Crisis, because the United States said the old government, which had fled to the island of Formosa (modern-day Taiwan), was the only true Chinese government and Mao’s regime was illegal
26. In 1895, the Japanese annexed the Chinese island of Taiwan (also known as Formosa) and they held onto it until 1945
27. Now, from the South and West the Pequod was drawing nigh to Formosa and the Bashee Isles, between which lies one of the tropical outlets from the China waters into the Pacific
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