The Archive · 1937

Japanese Planes Bomb Lanchow Shanghai, Dee. 23

Striking far inland from their coast bases, Japanese naval bombers yesterday raided the Important Chinese Berlal base at Lanchow, Kansu province, @ Japanese naval spokesman announced yesterday morning.

A total of 14 planes of Soviet manufacture was either blown up shot down in this operation on the "arse stop" in the aerial supply Jin linking China to Red Russia.

Six large bombers and two fighters were set on fire by Japanese bombs on the ground, while six out of ten fighters that rose to combat, were shot down, The Chinese Aghters Soviet E-10 type. All the machines returned to their safely, the spokesman declared,

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