The Archive · 1939

Japanese Bombing Many Cities

From Fukien Coast for Fear of Landings A large number of Japanese naval planes bombed at least a dozen towns and military positions in five provinees in Central and South China and on Amoy and Hainan Islands on Sunday and Monday and caused heavy damage, according to a communique issued by the headquarters of the Japanese China Sea Fleet yesterday afternoon.

On Monday a squadron attacked the aerodrome at Kwangchang in eastern Kiangsi and the aerodrome at Kian in western Kiangsi. The objectives were said to have suffered heavy damage.

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