The shooting down of the commer-dal plane. was. the second incident of its kind within 48, hours.
Japanese planes on Sunday shot down a Junkers plane belonging to the Sino-German Eurasia, The plane made a successful foreed'Ianding on the oulskitts of Kunming. The German pilot und his Chinese assistant were hurt, but two passengers. a Chinese and a foreigner, escaped Chungking, Oct, 31.
The tragic death of Mr. W. "Foxy" Kent, popular, young American pilot of the China National Aviation Corps who was killed on Tuesday when the plane he was piloting was shot down by Japanese alreroft near Kunming. 1s causing no disruption to the air—passenger and mail—services between Chung king, Hongkong and Kunming, which the China National Aviation—Corporation is operating. All the Ameri-fan pilots of the Company are con~ Unuing to fly the airliners as usual according to schedule.
Aeroplanes of the company left] today for Hongkong and Kunming fon schedule, while aeroplanes of the company are also arrived at Chung-King from Hongkong and Kunming.
'A Anal check-up on the casualties lst, occasioned by the shooting down of the "Chungking," reveals a total of ten persons killed, including eight Passengers (six men, one woman And a_baby), "Foxy" Kent, and also the alr hostess, Miss Lu' Mei-ling. Who was on the point of leaving the service of the company to be married fat Hongkong, this trip being her ast.
One of the surviving passengers was seriously injured and another Dastenger was also injured. while the ce-pilot, Mr. Hsu Hsing. the radio operator, Mr. Lin Ju-liang, escaped uninjured.—Reuter.
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