Chungking Aug. 14.
From April 1 until August 13, 3,324 Japanese aircraft raided Szechuen 39 times and Chungking 26 times, according to an official communique. They are claimed to have lost 64 machines in these bombing attacks, while the Chinese are reported to have lost two machines, with another two planes damaged. Casualties of the Chinese Air Force, it is stated, totalled one killed and six wounded. Six hundred and sixty-five civilian casualties and 1,800 buildings demolished were the result of the 26 raids on the capital alone.
"During the month of April, Japanese aircraft raided Szechuen three times and Chungking twice, with 60 machines participating; the Japanese lost one plane, "During the month of May, the Japanese raided Szechuen nine times and Chungking six times. Of 595 air-croft, the Japanese lost 12. One Chinese machine wes damaged and two members of the Chinese Air Force "were wounded. Chinese civilian casualties totalled 250.
"In June, 1469 Japanese aircraft raided Szechuen 13 times and Chung-kang 11 times. They lost 28 machines. One Chinese plane wes destroyed and another damaged. Casualties of the air force amounted to three men wounded. There were 400 civilian casualties and 1,200 buildings were demolished.
"During the moth of July, 794 Japanese machines raided Szechuen line times and Chungking five times. The Japanese lost 17 aircraft, the Chinese one machine. Oasualties of the Chinese Air Force were one man killed. There were 15 civilian casualties end 600 houses were destroyed.
"From August 1 until 13, the Jepanese raided Szechuen five times end Chungking twice. Of 406 ai craft, they lost six machines, Chinese' air force casualties were one weunded."—Reuter.
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