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Doug
11-08-2010, 00:10
Does any one know what types of aircraft were used by the Nationalist Chinese between 1938 - 1945.
I have heard that the National Chinese used Gloster Gladiators, is this true?
Did the Communist Chinese have any aircraf? if so what?
ara398
11-08-2010, 02:11
G'day Doug.

Had a quick squiz and I think this Wikapaedia link may be a good place to start:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_of_Chinese_Nationalist_air_force_%281937%E2%80%931945%29

Regards,
Adrian
Attila57
11-08-2010, 12:49
If you are interested in Nationalist Chinese Air Force read Flying Tiger of Daniel Ford.
There are a lot of news about it.

I don't remember I read anything about Gladiator.

Attilio
Dom S
11-08-2010, 13:40
The communists had no air force to speak of, while that Wiki page looks in the right ballpark for the nationalists; more Russian kit than others, but a real mixed bag.
HardRock
11-08-2010, 14:43
There is a Nationlist Chinese Gladiator in 'The Last of The Biplanes' set.
Doug
11-09-2010, 00:10
Thanks for your help Gentelmen, at least I now know where to start. Doug
Pooh
11-09-2010, 11:11
Vultee made a number of P66 fighters (100 or so) that were originally meant for Sweeden. After being rejected by Britain, most of them ended up in China.

Pooh
HardRock
11-09-2010, 14:10
IIRC the P-43 Lancer, predeccesor of the P-47, was sold to the Nationlist Chinese. A great collector of multi-national aircraft, better than the Finns.
kaufschtick
11-10-2010, 09:35
IIRC the P-43 Lancer, predeccesor of the P-47, was sold to the Nationlist Chinese. A great collector of multi-national aircraft, better than the Finns.


I think in Col. Robert Scott's book God Is My CoPilot, he talked about going back to India to pick up new planes to ferry them into China and there were a few of the P-43s. If I remeber right, he said it was considered a pretty "hot" plane by the pilots who flew it at the time. It was just a handful though, less than 10 planes.
Naharaht
12-30-2010, 09:53
According to 'American Aircraft of World War II' by David Mondey, 107 Republic P-43 Lancers were deliverd to China in 1942. The Chineses also flew some Curtis 75A-5 's an export version of the P-36 Mohawk from Kunming in 1942.