Arthur Tien Chin (Chinese: 陳瑞鈿; pinyin: Chén Ruìdiàn, Cantonese: Chan Sui-Tin; October 23, 1913 – September 3, 1997) was a pilot from the United States who participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Feb 27, 2023 · Arthur Tien Chin was born in Portland, Oregon in 1913, and be became one of the most memorable flying aces of World War II.

Oct 7, 2015 · Born and raised in America, Art entered history as an ace fighter pilot of the Chinese Air Force with eight air-to-air kills to his credit, all achieved in the skies of China before his own country officially entered World War 2.

Arthur T. Chin, an aviator in the Chinese Air Force during the second Sino-Japanese War, became the first American-born ace in that war. Chin, born in Portland, Oregon, in 1913, was the first of six children born to Chinese-American parents Fon and Eva Wong Chin.

Jul 2, 2017 · Arthur Chin (Chin Suey Tin) was born on 22 October 1913 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon, the son of Chin Fon and Eva Wong (Wong Gue Tai). In 1922 at age eight, he visited China with his family.

May 28, 2020 · Arthur T. Chin, an aviator in the Chinese Air Force during the second Sino-Japanese War, became the first American-born ace in that war. Chin, born in Portland, Oregon, in 1913, was the first...

May 23, 2019 · Aviation pioneer Arthur Chin was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1913 to a mother with a Peruvian background and a Chinese father of Taishanese origin. Arthur Chin developed a strong interest in human flight at an early age. When he was 18, he took lessons at the Al Greenwood flying school in Portland. In 1933,…

Arthur Chin, flying a Gladiator fighter and leading a group of seven Gladiator fighters of Chinese 28th Pursuit Squadron, drove off the two Japanese A5M fighters that were giving chase to Lieutenant Clifford Louie and Lieutenant Fan Xinmin over Hankou, Hubei Province, China.

Arthur Chin’s life is one straight out of a Hollywood playbook, also known by his Chinese name Chan Sui Tin, Chin scored 8.5 kills against superior Japanese aircraft, making him the first American fighter ace of World War II.

May 29, 2023 · This Memorial Day, we’re highlighting Portland, Oregon native Arthur Chin- considered to be the first American Ace in World War II. He trained at the Adcox School of Aviation at the Swan Island Airport in Portland under the instruction of Tex Ranking Flying School alumni Al Greenwood.