The Archive · 1941

Three Raids in Szechwan

Central China, May 21, Japanese naval planes flying deep into the interior of China, this afternoon carried out three separate and successful raids on important enemy points in Szechwan Province, in-fileting heavy damages, the Press Section of the Japanese Central China Seas Fleet announced, According to the announcement, the first unit of Japanese planes raided the airfield at Yipin, 200 kilometres southwest of Chungking. The second formation concentrated its attack on Chengtu, Liangmen was the target of the third Japanese unit Dome, mad

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