Zhu Binhou (Chinese: 朱斌侯; pinyin: Zhū Bīnhóu; Wade–Giles: Chu Pin-hou; 4 December 1885 – 1940?), also known as Etienne Tsu, was an early Chinese aviator. Born in Shanghai, Zhu was a son of the prominent banker Zhu Zhiyao (朱志尧, a.k.a. Nicolas Tsu). He left for France to study mechanical engineering at the Université Lille 1, graduating in 1903.[1][2] As he was fascinated with the design and operation of automobiles and ships, 1903 also brought about the revolutionary advent of the controlled, sustained, and powered heavier-than-air machines, which had driven Zhu Binhou into this new frontier of human flight.[3]
Zhu Binhou | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 朱斌侯 |
| Born | 4 December 1885 Shanghai, Qing dynasty |
| Died | 1940 (unconfirmed) |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service | French Air Force |
| Years of service | 1914–1919 |
| Unit | Escadrille SPA.37 |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Relations | Zhu Zhiyao (father) |
Zhu Binhou gained his aviator's license, issued by the Aero Club de France, in 1914 at the beginning of World War I, and joined, as part of the French Foreign Legion, Escadrille SPA.37 of the French Air Service in 1915; he is credited with downing five German aircraft and observation balloons, and four probables between 10 July 1916 and 7 January 1917.[4][5][6]
Demobilized in 1919, he returned to China where he took part in the creation of the Chinese Flying school which was equipped with French machines. A Colonel in 1925, he died in Shanghai in 1940.
See also
edit- Feng Ru
- Li Ruyan
- Jianqiao air base
- Civil and military/warlord aircraft in China pre-1937
- Air battles of the War of Resistance/WWII 1937-45
- Development of the Nationalist Air Force of China; the combined effort of overseas Chinese volunteer pilots and former warlord air force units joining the central authority of the Republic of China Air Force for the War of Resistance/World War II against the Imperial Japanese invasion from 1937 to 1945
References
edit- ^ 任大江. "朱斌侯：中国空战第一人" [Zhu Bin Hou: the first Chinese fighter pilot]. rmzxb.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "第一次世界大战中的华人空战英雄：朱斌侯" [World War I Chinese air combat hero: Zhu Bin Hou]. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "中國第一位空戰英雄 朱斌侯傳略" [China's first air war hero Zhu Bin Hou]. flyingtiger-cacw.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Flying Pioneers : Vieilles Tiges". 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008.
- ^ "L'escadrille_37". free.fr. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Jan J. Safarik: Air Aces Home Page".