Shanghai, Sept, 29.
Sunday's reconnaissance fight carried out by two Japanese naval planes during which Chinese scrodromes at Kwangtch, Hangchow, and Ningpo were bombed, was described by "Chief Warrant' Ameer—Ichiro Masse, commander of the flight, to a correspondent of the "Shanghai Mainichi."
"When the order to proceed on a reconnaissance ight was received the ler said, "we took of from our base at ten o'clock in the morning of September 26. Weather conditions were unfavourable and visibility was oer.
"As we were passing over Taihu Lake, near Soochow," the Warrant OMecr said, "we ran into a terrify Falristorm.
"Crossing the lake," he continued, "we approached the aerodrome at Kwangich where we skimmed over Chinese anti-aircraft. gun emplacements at a height of approximately ten. met "So low was our flight over the guns' that the Chinese were not able to fire at us. We also obtained some good pictures of the aerodrome," he. added.
"However, when we flew over the aerodrome at a height of 100 metres, the batteries opened fire on us, Warrant Officer Masse said.
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