Tokyo, July 5.
An average of eight Soviet and Outer Mongolian planes were shot down daily by the Japanese air force since May 20, an official communique said today.
From May 20 to July 4, a total of 365 of these planes were shot down. Off this number, 283 were shot down before June 27, acceding to the communique, Soviet losses amounted to three planes on July 2, nine on July 3 in addition to two others, the loss of which has only been partially confirmed, and 53 on July 4, in addition to 15 only partially confirmed, the communique said—United Press,
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