The chief objective in the second raid was the Wongsha station, on which three bombs were dropped, all by one machine, which gave a dating exhibition of flying. On three differ-occasions it power-dived to within ible of hundred yards of its tar-despite anti-aircraft and machin gun fire, before dropping its bomb.
The station building itself did not badly damaged from the ater the raid, and it ts believed that the bombs landed on houses In the vicinity, where three fires were started.
party of thirty American jacuees from Yangtze districts had a narrow escape. "They arrived at Wongsha station late last night but eft again when the attack started, Immediately after the raid Reuter's correspondent visited the scene, but found the whole area ringed by tin-bhatted soldiers with fixed bayonets, who refused admission to everyone.
Ambulance workers wore extremely active, and a number of stretchers were seen going in.
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