The Archive · 1937

Another Attack on Nanking

Nanking, Aug. 22.

Six Japinese. bombers, accom. panied "by six Japanese pursuit planes attacked the Chinese" aerodrome yesterday, according to an announcement by General Chiang. Kal-shel's headquarters. The holes made in the alr field by the bombs, hhowever;"were quickly refilled.

Meanwhile, Japanese aeroplanes attacked the aerodrome at Kwangteh, Chinese pursuit planes rushed there from Nanking and one of the Japanese machines was shot down, the announcement added—Reuter. brought down by the Chinese Air but no bodies. were found, Lower it down onthe. edge of the canal at were. li Chinese issd an two, the plane as" it crashed

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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