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

Photograph of the front of General Chiang Kai-shek's Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper) aircraft (tail number NC-16929), showing an indent in the soft ground after a rough landing in Nanjing, China, May 2, 1937. Several people, including National Revolutionary Army soldiers, are gathered around the plane. Photo from album page 132.

Inscription on album page: "Pilot just flew Sikorsky to Nanking. The military field was too soft. Plane nosed up but no damage done. May 2, 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.