AIR WAR IN CHINA
SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY Rec. 10 a.m. CHUNGKING, July 27. The Japanese continue to press their air attacks in eastern China, in an attempt to wipe out advanced American air bases, which are threatening their positions. General Stillwell's communique today says that twenty-six planes were shot down on Saturday for the loss of one American .machine. The United States bases attacked were in Kwangsi and Hunan. Only minor damage was done. Major-General Edgar Glenn, Chief of Staff of the Fourteenth United States Air Force, said: "It is obvious that the enemy are trying to smash our bases in eastern China, but we are not worried. The Japanese have assembled a sizeable force, apparently trying to forestall any offensive by us." A Japanes army spokesman, Yahagi, broadcasting from Tokio radio, declared: "Apparently preparing for an air attack against Japan, the American air force in China is being continuously reinforced via India. The Japanese, observing these movements, have launched a continuous air offensive against the American advanced bases, inflicting heavy damage."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 24, 28 July 1943, Page 5
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