Shanghai, Mar. 17.
In the second series of night alr raids upon Nanchang and Hankow in two days, Japanese naval bombers: caused extensive damage at the two Chinese military aerodromes on 'Tuesday, a Japanese naval spokesman claimed' yesterday, Flying in relays of five, the bomb. ers pald three visits to Nanchang and two to Hankow. This was the most extensive night bombing carried out by the Japanese Navy since the outbreak of the hostilities.
Directing the raid upon Hankow was Lieut-Commander Tsuneo Sugahhisa, while at the head of the bombing squadrons that attacked Nanchang wag Lieut-Commander. Takashi Suzuki.
'Both' the new and old aerodromes: at Nanctlang, the former laid out according to the Mahan pattern, were attacked, Several fires broke out at the old: aerodrome after the Jo bombers hed unloaded their missiles, In the most spectacular and largest fair raid since the outbreak of the hostilities, eighty Japanese naval planes at noon yesterday attacked Nanchang, Capital of Kiangsi Extensive damage, a naval spokesman announced last night, was in-fileted on both the old and the new Aerodromes. At the old airfield, all ying faclitiés have been "complete Wrecked," the officer claim~ fed, while six grounded planes were blown to bits.
Details of damage inflicted upon' the new Aerodrome or of the aerial Jcombat which featured the raid were Met available by 6 o'clock last night.
All the Japanese aircraft which participated inthe raid returned safely to their bases, the spokesman Third Moonlight Raid Shanghai, Mar. 18, the third successive moonlight upon Nonehang and Hankow, Japanese naval aircraft on March 16 again inflicted extensive damage upon the Chinese aerodromes at these two points,-a Japanese naval spokes: man claimed yesterday.
Two attacks were carried out against Nanchang. One hangar and grounded aircraft were hit and set on fire, the spokesman claimed. Two Chinese combat craft rose to engage the Japanese planes but were repulsed, according to the spokes-
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