One of the eight Chinese planes shot down was piloted by Russians, according to a communique issued yesterday by Japanese naval authorities, The statement declared that the plane was brought down near the Japanese-occupied sector and that inspection of the belongings of the crew and other circumstances showed that they were Russians.
The plane, which burned after it crashed, was of Soviet make, the coramuniqué said, The announcement reaffirmed that eight of the Chinese planes which came to attack the Japanese forces in the Yangtze Valley on Sunday. were shot down, while two others were "considerably" damaged, Japanese naval aircraft continued io support the forces operating on the Yangtze om Sunday, bombing Chinese positions on both sides of the river, the communique concluded
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