Arthur Tien Chin became America's first Fighter Ace of World War II. His story is one of incredible heroism and tragedy.

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0:52 Arthur Tien Chin
4:47 Second Sino-Japanese War
7:28 New Equipment: the Gladiator
10:46 The Crash
13:45 Art's Final Flight

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On August 3rd 1938, the Second Sino-Japanese War was in full swing. During an engagement between the Republic of China’s Air Force and the Japanese, one Chinese pilot, flying the Gloster Gladiator Mark I, engaged three Japanese Mitsubishi A5M carrier-based fighter aircraft. When the leading plane came in for the kill, he deliberately rammed his Gladiator against it, exploding both aircraft. Somehow, the Gladiator’s pilot suffered minor injuries and burns. All that could be recovered from the aircraft was the machine gun, and when the pilot faced his commander, he asked if he could “have another plane to go with his machine gun.” Although they were in China, they spoke English with one another. Because the Chinese pilot was a US-born Chinese-American, Arthur Tien Chin. He became America’s First Fighter Ace of the Second World War.

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Sources:

Traces of War (NL): https://www.tracesofwar.nl/persons/50724/Chin-Arthur.htm
Haakan’s Aviation Page: http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/index.html
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/hawk_china.htm
Disciples of Flight: https://disciplesofflight.com/world-war-2-flying-ace-arthur-chin/
Aviation during World War 2: http://www.century-of-flight.freeola.com/Aviation%20history/WW2/aces/Wong%20Sun-Shui.htm
Federal Aviation Administration: https://www.faa.gov/about/history/pioneers/media/Arthur_Chin.pdf

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