Naval Air Establishment

The Naval Air Establishment was a division of the Chinese Navy established in 1918 in Mamoi to develop seaplanes for maritime reconnaissance, training, and torpedo-bombing. It was transferred to Shanghai in 1931.[1]

Organization

Products

Early aircraft produced by the NAE were made of timber and fabric with assistance of foreign designers. Aircraft produced include:

Facilities

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Forman, Harrison (8 March 1934). "Aircraft construction in the Chinese Navy". Flight: 211–214. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

References

  • Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 218. 
  • Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1934. London: Sampson Low Marston. pp. 86c. 

Forman, Harrison (8 March 1934). "Aircraft construction in the Chinese Navy". Flight: 211–214. Retrieved 3 February 2013. 

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