Shanghai, Feb, 20.
Thirty Chinese combat planes were shot down in two engagements with Japanese aircraft near Hankow on Friday, a Japanese naval spokes: man damied yesterday morning.
The number' of Chinesertosses, the spokesman declared, was "definite" the basis of complete tabulated Ports from individual Japanese Miers, Thin war the. dnvyoit "number Chinese downed in 9 day.
Admitting Japanese lowes in_ the engagements, "the. spokesman, bow ever. declined to make their number Public before a complete cheek was effected.
The spectacular engagements staged, the spokesman declared, when
and when they were about to leave, Japanese machines neared hankow About 30 Japanese machines, con sisting of bombers as well as fighter: took part in this operation, British Gloster Gladiator tighter I sesquiplanes, with of 1-16 monoplanes, th added: "One Chines bomber that took ult frum the field was also downed, he claimed, Alsy destroyed were five grounded Chinese bombers, hangars andr at the Hankow aero%
The Japanese squadrons, which were commanded by Licut.. Com der Tsuneo Sugahisa and Lieut attacked Hankow while panese squadrons raided remote Szechuen Province and Mengyang in Buna Three Planes Lost Shanghai, Feb, 21 Three Japanese combat planes failed ww return to their respectly leases following two engagements with Chinese machines above fon Friday, a aval spokes-stated last is was the slatement on losses made by Friday's air battle, According Spokesman, the Japanese on machine for every ten Chinese alt= planes downed,
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