Chungking, Sept. 29.
The coolness of a Chinese ce-pilot saved one of the China National Aviation Corporation's Douglas airliners from being bombed yesterday on the Kunming airfield.
The alarm was sounded, and the only members of the company's staff available were the American-born Chinese pilot, J. Tom, and also a Chinese mechanic.
They attempted to take off, and were actually taxing towards the runway, when bombs began falling on the airfield only 150 yards away. The two men ran for shelter.
The raiders, nine in number, dropped about fifty light bombs.
When the raid was over, the pilot and mechanic returned to th machine, and were just preparing to enter when the alarm was sounded for a second time.
Tom then made a successful take-off across the damaged field, and flew the plane to Chungking without a radio operator or second pilot.
They arrived here safely.—Reuter.
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