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Mar 9, 2015 · One of CNAC’s first Chinese pilots and most engaging characters, pilot Moon Fun Chin, remains relatively unknown and barely remembered today. Capt. Chin (still with us) was responsible for evacuating Jimmy Doolittle from China after his historic “30 Seconds Over Tokyo” raid in 1942.
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May 20, 2023 · Moon Fun Chin, 1913-2023, one of most decorated civilian aircraft pilots of WWII and beyond, & fondly called "Uncle Moon" by so many whose lives he touched, will be greatly missed. His passing marks the end of an epoch.
May 19, 2024 · A portrait of Chin Moon Fun taken in the 1930s. Taipei Times file photo On March 18, 1954, Chin, who co-owned Foshing Airlines (復興航空, renamed TransAsia in 1992), hurriedly flew one of the company’s two amphibious PBY Catalina planes to the scene.
Sep 12, 2013 · Legendary pilot Moon Fun Chin and historians to present . SEATTLE, Sept. 12, 2013--On Saturday, Sept. 28, the Museum will celebrate the history of aviation in China during the 1930s and 40s with lectures, book signings and more. The event's honorary guest is Chinese-American aviation pioneer Moon Fun Chin.
This video is a work in progress, produced by Chinese American Heroes in association with Veterans Media Center of San Francisco.Captain Moon Chin, a hero fr...
As early as a young teenager, Moon Fun Chin had already exhibited a keen interest in aviation. Soon after completing his high school education in the USA, Captain Moon Fun Chin enrolled in the Curtiss-Wright Flying School and graduated with a Commercial Licence. Formally, Moon Chin began his career in aviation when he joined the China
