A spokesman for the National Military Council has issued the following statement:—
made by the Japanese m "In view of the amazing spokesman that about half of China's air force had been put out of commission by Japanese airmen, some official figures issued by the person to whom all reports of the Chinese airmen have to be submitted and carefully checked before their statements are accepted, cannot fail to be of interest. Madame Chiang Kaishek, the authority referred to, is in daily receipt from provincial and other authorities of reports in any way pertaining to air activity—size and other particulars of Japanese planes brought down, the locality in "which the wrecks fell, the number of Japanese airmen killed or taken prisoner and similar information.
First Fortnight The statistics which follow refer only to the period between August 14 and 31 inclusive. During that time 54 Chinese airmen shot down 62 Japanese planes. Almost all of these fell within Chinese lines. and
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