Japanese Make Claim To Rapid Destruction Tokyo, Apr. 9.
China's air force today includes 220 machines, about 50 of which are Soviet-manufactured planes bearing the Nationalist insignia, the Shanghai correspondent of the "Asahi" reported today. British aircraft are res presented on the Hankow Governments air force by about 40 "Gladiators" There are also eight Bellanca machines, the report added.
Since December, the Nationalist Government has imported about 60 planes a month, but these have been rapidly destroyed by Japanese air raiders.
Referring to the Japanese attack on Ichang on April 7, the correspondent said that Japanese naval planes were intercepted on their. return journey by 11 Chinese pursuit craft, of which seven were Soviet-made 1-16's. Of the latter, three were brought down in the ensuing combat.
Japanese naval aircraft yesterday successfully raided a number of strategically important points in Kwangtung, the Naval Section of the Imperial General Headquarters announced this morning. While one unit attacked the Tienho airfield, arofher blew up a power magazine at the Tsunghua aerodrome.
Ten freight cars and a section of tracks on the Canton-Hankow Railway were also destroyed.—Domei, Sir Hubert Wilkins, the polar explorer, said today that he would make a second attempt to cross the North Dinner from 8.30 p.m.
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