Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Aim to Fly: Father of the Chinese Revolutionary Air Force
Sen Yet Young, a Chinese American from a wealthy family in Hawaii,learned to fly and became the first Hawaiian-born aviator with an official pilot license. At Yat-sen Sun’s invitation, Young traveled to China to organize and lead an aviation brigade. He was tasked to train Chinese pilots and build China’s first airplane. After his death in 1923, he was posthumously awarded the rank of lieutenant general and is remembered as the founder of the Chinese Air Force.









