The Archive · 1941

Chungking Outskirts Raided

Chungking July 4.

Twenty-four "Japanese " alreratt bombed the western outskirts of Chungking this morning." The alarm was sounded at 630 azn, when four machines were sighted heading for the capital.

After reaching Chungking, the four planes continued their fight west ward, apparently heading for Chengtu, But about halfway to the prow molal capital they turned back and Felurned to the their base, Shortly afterwards, 20° machines appeared from Hankow. After proaching Chungking, the raiders turned southward in the direction of Xlangtsing but flow back towards the capital and dropped bombs on the western outskirts.

Chinese anti-aircraft guns opened fire. Recently, there has been -an Increase in the number of anti-alr=

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