In addition to "about 100" planes engaged in this terrifying raid upon the Chinese stronghold, independent fights of naval aircraft, each consisting of three to eight machines, assisted the Japanese columns rapidly converging upon the city.
"Attacked during the day were Chinese positions east of Hsuchow, in Kangcheng, Chaotung, Tamiao, West Menghsien' and along the Grand Canal, Subsfen, an important station south of Hsuchow on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, has also been severely "Operations in south China included raids by naval aircraft upon aero aromes at Paiyun, in a suburb of Canton, Mfothsien, Lungki, Kutien and Riennow, Also bombed were freight cars at. Siatsun, on the Canton-Kowloon Raile way, ad junks carrying munitions at Samshui, the spokesman said, Ton Planes Down Peiping, May 20.
Ten Soviet-manufactured planes of the Chinese air force were sh" early this morning by Japa men in a battle near Lanfenj the Lunghai Railway.
All of the Japanese army machines which took part in the combat returned safely to their base, a com, munique issued here by the headquarters of the Japanese Expeditionary Force in North China claimed.
The planes brought down were said to be the 1-15 type, which form the bulk of the Soviet contingent in the Chinese alr force-—Domel.
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