"On May 28, a squadron of Japanese pursuit and bombing planes violated the border and suddenly attacked two Mongolian army aerodromes.
"Mongolian and Soviet pursuit planes were taken by surprise and took off after certain delay, which gave their opponents an advantage.
"In this battle, the Mongolian-Soviet forces lost nine craft, while the Japanese lost two.
"At the end, however, the Japanese planes were compelled to make hastily for their bases.
"On June 22, a new Japanese-Manchoukuo air attack was made, this time 120 planes, Mongolian-Soviet airmen entered the fight with 95 planes.
"In the ensuing dogfight,' 31 of the invaders and 12 Mongolian-Soviet craft were shot down.
"Another Japanese attack was made with 60 planes on June 24. This time, the Mongolians took the sir with an equal number of craft.
"They brought down 25 of the attackers and lost only two planes themselves, "There were no incidents on June The Mongolians now occupy all ints along the Manchoukuo frontier east of the River Khalkha.
"Throughout the period of conflict, the Mongolians did not violate the established. frontier except in isolated cases when Soviet and Mongolian planes pursuing Japanese craft were obliged to fly over Manchoukuo tertitory.'—Havas.
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