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114:100°42′03″E
101:Coordinates
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1071:Fourteenth
1066:Thirteenth
647:Hsingching
324:References
111:25°25′08″N
92:Xiangyun,
1081:Twentieth
1076:Fifteenth
971:Transport
896:Squadrons
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692:Liangshan
627:Chihkiang
617:Chengkung
593:Airfields
194:Direction
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347:June 13,
314:the Hump
268:Yunnanyi
223:Unknown
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702:Luliang
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677:Laifeng
672:Kweilin
662:Kunming
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600:China
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