For the first time since the commencement of the Sino-Japanese hostili, Japanese naval aircraft on Saturday staged two raids on Nanning, Destroyed in the two attacks, staged in the morning and the afternoon, were hangars, the building of the Military Academy, and other military structures. Aerodromes were damaged.
Six fighters of the Chinese Air Force who rose to give battle to the Japanese, were shot down, the communique claimed.
While no Japanese plane was damaged, Warrant Officer Soji Hirai, Third Class, who was manning a machine-gun, was killed by a bullet, the communique added.
Retaliating for the death of Lieut-tenant Ryohei Ushioda, Japanese naval pilot who was Killed in a raid on Nanchang last Friday, Japanese naval planes bombed the Kiangsi Provincial city again at 1.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Japanese Fleet authorities announced.
Raining large bombs on the aerodrome, hangars, barracks and other military establishments, the Japanese squadron inflicted considerable damage on the Chinese forces.
The Miki and Senda air units of the Japanese Fleet launched their bombing attacks in relays
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