Japanese Air Attack On Forts Fruitless Kiangyin, Aug. 23.
One plane was shot down and two others believed damaged by anti aircraft guns when the "all clear" signal was sounded after a fruitless raid by twelve Japanese bombers late yesterday afternoon, After it was hit by Chinese antiaircraft guns, the plane spun its way down to destruction, killing all three occupants aboard, The two damaged machines, however, flew away with the rest of the raiding squadron.
The Japanese have not used any poison gas bombs. Earlier reports that such were let loose on Kiangyin Were found to be mistaken—Central
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