Shanghai, June 11.
Five Chinese combat planes were shot down in a 15-minute combat near Chungking on Friday night as Japanese naval aircraft carried out their fth raid against the second provisional capital of anal regime, the Japanese China Seas Fleet claimed in a communique issued at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. "AN Japanese aircraft engaged in the operation, numbering "about, 30," returned to their base safely, the announcement stated, The operation was described in the communique as "a huge success."
The Japanese aircraft, led Commander Kusutaro Asano, reached! Chungking, after several hours of difheult flying among dense clouds, ft about 9.30 o'clock (Japan time), according to the announcement. A rain of heavy bombs, the communique declared, was released upon the headquarters of the Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission, anti-aircraft batteries near Cent Park, and other important military Five Chinese aircraft, that rose to ive combat to the Japanese ale chines, were "promptly shot down," the communique declared.
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