[Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper) seaplance]

Photograph of a Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper) aircraft of the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), parked in the harbor near the Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong, China, April 1937. Photo from album page 115.

Inscription on album page: "C.N.A.C. Sikorsky in Hong Kong Harbor off Kai Tak Airport. Apr. 1937."

Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white photographs, circa 1934-1937. The photos cover Barr's time in China as a personal pilot for both Zhang Xueliang (also known as the "Young Marshal" and "Peter Chang") and General Chiang Kai-shek.