Chinese Claim Two Japanese Machines Brought Down Hankow, Mar, 19, A. vivid story of yesterday's) Chie nese ait-raid in the vicinity of Teng-balan and a fight. between Chinese and Japanese bombing "planes is told here to-day by a Chinese pilot.
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, 12 Chinese bombing planes lett their base, going north along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, On the way, sighting many Japanese. tanks, artillery, armoured ear" and cavalry units the vicinity of Tenghsien, the -Chinese machines released 70 bombs and, in low power-dives, swept the Japan-exe troops with machine gun fire, Heavy casualties and damage were inflicted, the pilot declared.
'Phe Chinese troops at the front, hho added, went wilde with joy, cheers ing and waving. frantically to the Chinese pilots, "The 12" Chinese Yombing "planes, he continued, turn-og. back towards thelt base'
Clock. En route, they met three heavy Japanese bombing "machines, which were returning after a raid The Chinese planes, the pilot went on, immediately encircled the Japanese machines above Pelhsien, and a furious fight ensued, in which the Chinese pilot claimed that two of the Japanese planes were shot down, One of the Japanese aircraft, he said, "crashed on the east shore' of Welshan Lake, while the other ell inthe vicinity of Teng!
The loader of the Chinese squadron was wounded in the arm ands now Said to be receiving treatment in a
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