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. [1]

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Organization

Products

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

Facilities

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Forman, Harrison (8 March 1934). "Aircraft construction in the Chinese Navy". Flight: 211–214. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

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References

Forman, Harrison (8 March 1934). "Aircraft construction in the Chinese Navy". Flight: 211–214. Retrieved 3 February 2013.