Japanese Claims Over Chungking Raid Hankow, Jan. 16.
Six out of ten Chinese fighting machines, which rose to give combat -to Japanese army raiders attacking Chur ing, provisional seat of the Nationalist Government yesterday, Were "definitely ascertained to have been shot down," a communique issued by the headquarters of the Japanese Expeditionary Force to Central China claimed this morning.
The damage sustained by Japanese craft, mostly in the wings, was suffered as a result of aerial compa: and not from anti-aircraft fire, the announcement said.
The four remaining Chinese combat planes "heavily damaged" were forced to flee, the communique asserted. A communique issued last night said that only five Chinese machines had been shot down.—
Domei.
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