Shanghai, Aug, 22.
What is believed to be the frst "dog fight" in the present "conflict between Chinese and Japanese aeroplanes occurred early yesterday when the dawn patrol appeared over' the western district of Shanghai, rival machines fought each other with machines and aeronautical skill, forma-individual, appeared over Fahwah village Great Western Road and among the few bombs dropped one was noticed {o fall somewhere beyond Hollyheath Estate in Hungjao Toad. Japanese machines were also in the alr and the planes scattered.
About 630 am. foreign residents of the Jessfield area saw a Chinese aeroplane and a Japanese seaplane engage in a private duel and for ten minutes there was an exchange of machine gun fire as the two machines manouevred inthe alr, diving and firing at each other, 'The speedier Chinese machine id some remarkable turns around its opponent, but ater another Japanese plane, apparently detached from the.' main patrol, swooped down on the Chinese machine and a burst of fire which riddled the Chinese machine like a sieve resulted in the machine falling. Observers saw it fall swiftly and disappear behind the houses in the district, white the two Japanese machines. immediately climbed ana joined the main patrol formation.
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