20 Sep 1937
China
![Machine gun crew of Chinese 88th Division covering an infantry advance, Shanghai, China, Sep-Oct 1937; note Germany-supplied helmets](/images/imagemagick/tmb_battle_shanghai2_24.jpg)
China
- Liu Cuigang, flying a Hawk III fighter, damaged a Japanese D1A1 dive bomber and shot down an E8N seaplane near Nanjing, China. Both Liu and his wingman Lieutenant Yuan Baokang each claimed an E8N shot down, but Japanese records showed only one lost. ww2dbase [Liu Cuigang | Nanjing | CPC]
- John Wong, flying a P-26 fighter, damaged a Japanese floatplane over China. ww2dbase [John Wong | CPC]
![Machine gun crew of Chinese 88th Division covering an infantry advance, Shanghai, China, Sep-Oct 1937; note Germany-supplied helmets](/images/imagemagick/tmb_battle_shanghai2_24.jpg)
![Soldier of Chinese 88th Division guarding a position in Shanghai, China, Sep-Oct 1937](/images/imagemagick/tmb_battle_shanghai2_25.jpg)
20 Sep 1937 Interactive Map
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