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[Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion aircraft]
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2018-00-00-6_image_285
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The Julius A. Barr Photograph Album (2018-00-00.6)
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Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939
Description
Photograph of General Chiang Kai-shek's Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion aircraft (tail number NC-16929) at West Lake, Hangzhou, China, circa 1937.
Inscription on album page: "Generalissimo's Sikorsky in front of official residence on West Lake, Hangchow."
Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's time as a personal pilot for Zhang Xueliang (also known as the "Young Marshal" and "Peter Chang") and General Chiang Kai-shek, China, circa 1934-1937.
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circa 1937
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Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper)
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West Lake (China)
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Hangzhou Shi (China)
China
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photographic prints
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The Julius A. Barr Photograph Album/The Museum of Flight
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Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939,
[Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion aircraft]
, [2018-00-00-6_image_285]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 09/12/2025, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/20805