Graphic accounts of yesterday's aerial combats together with photographs, are published in this morning's newspapers, which give special Prominence to the Japanese Tosses. Films recording the fights were also shown in all the local cinemas. "These films included "shots" of the wrockage of Japanese planes and of the apanese pilots who were captured alive..
The Chinese press is loud in its praise of the Chinese Air Force which, it says, has special reason to feel proud of itself because it has been operating under two gre hhandieaps; little experience and me Meanwhile, Chinese authorities dispute the Japanese claim to have shot down two of four Chinese bombers in the ald on Pengpu. The bombers, it is stated, were surprised by the Japanese pursuit planes and, in the engagement which followed, two of them were forced to land behind the Chinese tines, while the: two others returned safely to their base. nbsequentiy, the two bombers, which made forced landings, also re: tured to their base, it was said, The four Chinese machines involved Wwore piloted by. members of the Foreign "tension" ud the panes were "Vuliehe? oF American ght bombers,
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