The Archive · 1938

Japanese Planes

Defending Fighters Drive Off Attackers Before Bombs Are Dropped:

Casualties in Canton Hankow, Apr. 18. BRET more moonlight raids were staged over Hankow in the early hav: in thirty hours. of this morning, making a total of eight night raids Three heavy bomber s took part in each raid.

The first raid was made shortly after midnight, the bombers c from the direction of Anhwei pru Vince. They dropped between 20 and 40 bombs in the vicinity of Hankow aerodrome.

The next batch of bombers appear-over Hankow shortly after 2 a.m. also coming from the direction of Anhwei province. They were met by

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