Zee Yee Lee
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Zee Yee Lee was a Chinese aviation pioneer. After becoming the first Chinese pilot to earn a Royal Aero Club certificate in October 1911, he brought two Etrich Taube monoplanes to China and flew on ov
Lee in 1911, when he was issued a Royal Aero Club certificate
Lee brought two Etrich Taube monoplanes to China
Lee on The Eastern Miscellany magazine, 1 May 1912
Yuan Shikai
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Yuan Shikai was a Chinese general and statesman. As leader of the Beiyang Army, he played a decisive role in securing the abdication of the Qing court. He served as the second provisional president an
Zee Yee Lee
…the first Chinese aviator. Lee enlisted in the newly established flying battalion of the Republic of China Army in Nanjing. In March 1913, President Yuan Shikai moved the battalion to Nanyuan Airport in Beijing, and Lee was appointed chief flight instructor as well as head of maintenance. In September 1913, he…
Yuan in 1915
The President dressed in the traditional chaofu attire, before his subsequent coronation. 1915.
Yuan and Tieliang（铁良) in 1906
Yuan in Qing dynasty uniform, 1912