Yang, Hucheng, 1893-1949
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1893-1949
Biographical Note
Huncheng Yang was a Chinese general who purchased a Boeing 247 in the 1930s. Boeing test pilot Julius Barr flew the plane to China. No further information is known.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
The Julius A. Barr Photograph Album
Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-6
Abstract
Julius A. Barr (1905-1939) was born in Normal, Illinois and spent time as a personal pilot to Chinese military figures Zhang Xueliang (also known as the "Young Marshal" and "Peter Chang") and General Chiang Kai-shek in the mid-1930s. The collection contains a photograph album with three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white photographs, most likely taken by Barr, covering his time in China.