Identifier2018-00-00-6_image_329SourceThe Julius A. Barr Photograph Album (2018-00-00.6)CreatorBarr, Julius A., 1905-1939DescriptionPhotograph of General Chiang Kai-shek's Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion aircraft (tail number NC-16929) near an indent in the ground caused by a rough landing, Nanjing, China, May 2, 1937. Several people, including National Revolutionary Army soldiers, are gathered around the plane.
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."
Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939, [Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion aircraft near indent in ground], [2018-00-00-6_image_329]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 12/12/2025, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/20965