STRIKING FROM CHINA

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXI, Issue 15211, 28 November 1942, Page 3

STRIKING FROM CHINA

UNITED STATES PLANES JA PANESE INSTALLATIONS SUFFER. DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES HIT | United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—. Copyright. CHUNGKING, Nov. 25. A communique issued by General Stdwell says: “Army Air Force planes based in Yunnan using demolition, incendiary and fragmentation, bombs have attacked widelyseparated Japanese installations mi the last five days. Direct bits were scored on ammunition dumps and buildings at Lungling. Docks and warehouses were heavily bit and set on fire, a transport sunk a 5000-ton auxiliary vessel severely damaged and smaller vessels badly strafed at Haiphong (Indo-China). “The Air Force also attacked Saiiidiu Island air installations south of Canton. A Japanese plane was destroyed when attempting to; take off. Runways, barracks . and shops were hit and a large hangar housing reserve aircraft is believed to liav© been demolished. “A strong force of B 25 bombers and P 40 fighters attacked Tienho aerodrome on Wednesday in ore oi our most successful missions. L'wo hangars received direct hits and several adjacent hangars were probably levelled. The headquarters officers' barracks and runways were damaged and oil storage tanks set on fire. Seven to ten Japanese planes wer© destroyed on the ground. One Japanese bomber ©lashed in attempting to take off- The enemy attemped one interception but no contact was made and their ack-ack was ineffective. All our planes returned safely from all tiles© missions. “In a retaliatory night raid near Kkeilin oil November 23 three P 40’s intercepted an unknown number of enemy aircraft, destroying one bomber and on© Zero, with hits on another bomber. We lost one P 40. the pilot of which is reported safe.