"Shanghai, Oct. 1.
With their plane riddled with shrapnel from Chinese anti-aircraft Seamen Fujikt and Mochijzuki, participating in the alr raid on INanking on September 25, met death Jnerolcally as betting soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army, the "Shang-hal Mainicht" reported in yesterday morning's edition of the paper The story of how the two men power dived into their objective' was fold. toa correspondent of the "Shanghai Mainichi" by Lieutenant }Sadao Shiraso, and one of the other Jairmen who participated in the raid.
According to the relator, the two tiers left their base on September 25 for Nanking. They wore in a_ group Jcommanded by Lieutenant Suguru Before the fight, the objectives to ibe bombed were explained to. the airmen. These included the Hsiakwan power plant, the buildings of the City Government, the wireless station, the Finance Ministry building, the [Military Affairs Commission building, the arsenal, and" other military establishment Dive on Target Seamen Fujiki and Mochizuki, the correspondent. was told, were given the City Government "to. bomb. Before they had carried out their mission, however, their plane was jdamagea severely by anti-aircraft Reuilzing that they would never be able to, return to their own lines, the narrater said, the two men power dived into their objective, Jeaving behind a Jong plume of black smoke.
Commenting on the brave act, It, jshiraso told. the correspondent "that the (we men must have gone to a gallant death with the rising sun fag fluttering from a strut of thelr:'plane. He added that they had been in previous raids on Nanking and once Jon Kiangyin,
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