Curtiss P40 damaged by a Japanese Nakajima Ki-43 &quot;Hayabusa&quot;.

P-40 damaged

Nakajima Ki-43-II fighter. A most maneuvrable aircraft, despite the poor armament and lack of armour, most of the Japanese Army fighter aces won their victories in this aircraft.

Nakajima Ki-43-II

survivors of the combat around Luodian in downtown Shanghai surrendering to a japanese soldier,German adviser Alexander von Falkenhausen told Chiang Kai-shek that the town of Luodian had to be held at all costs. The carnage and intensity of the resulting battle earned the fight for Luodian the nickname "grinding mill of flesh and blood"