Shanghai, Nov. 7, Almost on entire Chinese air squadron of 20 planes was wiped out Saturday when Japanese naval ait-craft in a spectacular alr battle over the Liangshan aerodrome in Scechuen Province, shot down 13. planes and badly damaged four others, Japanese naval spokesman declared' yesterday afternoon, The Japanese squadron, composing approximately 20 heavy bombers, the spokesman said, first raided "the aerodrome where three large-size Dombers and two smaller craft grounded on the field were bombed and destroyed, Immediately after the raid, the Japanese planes came to grips with the Chinese squadron. In the spectacular dog fight which ensued, the spokesman said, Japanese airmen Slearly recounted "for 18 Chinese The report of the raid, the epokesman said, revealed that alt the Japan: ese planes though badly riddled, returned to ther base safely. Other naval air units, the spokesman said, raided Chinese concentrations at Shayangchen, in Hupeh Province, 30 Kilometres northeast of Shashih, and also at Tong, in Kiangsi Province 100 miles south of Sungyang, Naval units on the Yangtze, the naval spokesman declared, removed a large number of mines in the river and advance to Sangkiashih, 12 nautical miles upstream from' Yaowan, Regarding naval operations South China, the spokesman revealed that the naval air force made routine raids on Wuyuan and—Lungshen, "Their marksmanship was poor, the spokesman declared, and the results were "not very satisfactory."
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