French Indo-China, Oct. 30.
Japanese naval aircraft yesterday bombed and destroyed another suspension bridge on the Burma Highway, crushing Chungkings hope to transport war supplies over the Burma-Yunnan route. theft attack on the Burma Road, naval aircraft visited ihe mountainous region in Yunnan Province, and fiercely bombarded the Huiting Bridge over the Salween Bridge supports on the both banks of the river were blown up by direct hits and the suspension bridge vital to the transport of war materials via ihe Burma Highway collapsed. After witnessing the fall of the bridge into the stream, Japanese raiders returned to their bases safely.
Meanwhile, another squadron of Japanese naval planes staged a surprise raid on the Chani airfield east Japanese aerial units completely destroyed all the bridges across the Mekong River. Since the swift fowing currents of the Mekong River, whose headwaters come from the Himalayas, prevent the use of rafts or beats to transport the goods, China thus was again cut off from vitally-needed supplies, he said.
The Japanese bombing attacks, which have disrupted traffic on the Burma Road, seriously affect Britain, which needs tin, antimony and Tungsten from China, he added.
Capt. Chudo confirmed that Japanese aircraft destroyed the" Sino-American aircraft factory in Lung-wen, Yunnan, close to the Burma border en October 26.
The factory, known as Pawleyville was named after the New York aircraft agent, Mr. William Pawley, who organized and was directing the factory—United Press.
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