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Picnic among the Pits: Tajimadake Naval Guard Station and Submarine No. 43 Memorial
Picnic among the Pits: Tajimadake Naval Guard Station and Submarine No. 43 Memorial

Picnic among the Pits: Tajimadake Naval Guard Station and Submarine No. 43 Memorial

Looking up at the sky, I imagined what it was like standing here and watching more than 100 heavy bombers fly overhead. Tajimadake, a high hill with the city of Sasebo spread out before it, housed a battery of anti-aircraft…