Chungking, Feb. 22, Publishing details of the aerial battle over Lanchow on February 20, in which they claim that nine Japanese aeroplanes out of a total of 30 were shot down, Chinese Air Force Headquarters state that out of the nine Japanese aeroplanes shot down, the wreckage of six has already been located.
The wreckage of two more planes, they cham, has been found at Ching-hsien, to the east of Lanchow, to which Headquarters have sent men to investigate.
The machines already found, stated, have been idea Italian make, and are said to be Savoy 79 two-engined bombers.
They are stated to have a lead of 1,250 kg., and to carry a crew of seven, with one fixed machine-gun in the nose, and two moveable guns in the
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