Arthur T. "Art" Chin

Art Chin, for those who haven't heard of him, was an American from Portland, Oregon, who went to China in the early '30s and became an ace flying for the Chinese Air Force. He was a protege of Chennault's, who praised him in his Way of the Fighter. Andy Chan, John Gong (Art's grandson) and I wrote an article about him which was published in the Summer '08 Chinese-language edition of the Air & Space Power Journal (http://www.airpower.maxwe...apj-c/2008/sum08/Chan.htm) and has already been republished in Portland's Chinese-language paper. 肩负重托，渡洋报效

陈瑞钿，英文名 Arthur Tien Chin（简写 Art Chin — 阿陈），1913 年生于美国俄勒冈州波特兰市。父名 Fon Chin，祖籍中国广东省台山县，母名 Eva Wong，不过陈瑞钿出生证上的母名为 Mulatto，陈家后人都知道这位老祖宗祖籍秘鲁，但不知其中国姓从何而来，一种猜测是其出生混血家庭并在澳门生活过。1930 年代初期，美国华侨界深受孙中山“航空救国”号召影响，当地华人社团全额资助陈瑞钿和一批热血青年入波特兰 Al Greenwood 航空学校学习。飞行训练极其昂贵，可见当地华侨的援华捐助是为可观。1 其时日军欲在亚洲构建大东亚共荣圈，侵占中国东北，并于 1932 年扶建满州国，吞并中国之心昭然若揭。在华侨父老乡亲重托之下，为救故国于困危，陈瑞钿和其他 11 名优秀的华侨青年一道，于 1933 年远涉重洋来华，志愿参加中国（国民党）空军。2 http://warbirdsforum.yuku.com/topic/433/before-1942?page=4#.TlnIlV2E7DN