The Archive · 1937

When First Bomb Fell

He repeated the account, already known, how the first bomb struck the Panay, injuring him, how he was carried to the gallery and from there heard the Panay's machine-guns firing and realized that the crew was carrying on under the directions of Executive Officer. It. Arthur F.

Anders.

"The first group of planes dive-bombed from a considerable altitude, which Kept them beyond the range of the Lewis guns," he said in his report. "Later when the Pandy -was visibly smashed, they came much closer and not only let go with their bombs from low altitudes—perhaps 300 to 200 feet—but machine-gunned Due to the present unsettled conditions in China, "The North-China Daily News" will be published daily throughout the holidays.

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