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Naval Air Establishment

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The Naval Air Establishment was a division of the Chinese Navy established in 1918 in Mamoi to develop seaplanes for maritime reconnaissance, training, and torpedo-bombing. It was transferred to Shanghai in 1931.

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Organization

  • Captain Yu Tsao Barr
  • Captain Tseng Yee King - Director General from 1931 onwards
  • Captain Wong Tsoo
  • Lieutenant S F Wong

    • Products

    Early aircraft produced by the NAE were made of timber and fabric with assistance of foreign designers. Aircraft produced include:

  • Chiang Hung (1930) - 2 or 3 seat touring plane and reconnaissance aircraft
  • Chiang Hau (1932) - powered with single 165 hp Wright Whirlwind engine
  • Chiang Gaen
  • Nin Hai
  • DH.6 like seaplane
  • Beeng (1918?)- tractor biplane/float fighter bomber with single 360 hp prop engine
  • Char 1918 - 2 seat primary trainer seaplane
  • Ding (1934) - 2 seat bombing/torpedo seaplane using a single 360 hp Rolls Royce engine
  • Wu (1918?) - general purpose observation aircraft
  • Yee (1918?) - 2 seat advance trainer and variant of Char seaplane

    • Facilities

  • Government Dockyard and Engineering Works - Foochow Docks

    • References

    Naval Air Establishment Wikipedia
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