The Archive · 1935

Korean Flier Leaves on Goodwill Tour

Seoul, Sept, 16.

Me, Eugen Kim, Korea's" only licensed pilot, left here this morning for Changchun on the first leg of a circuit flight that will include China, Manchoukuo and Japan, He is flying a French Salmson 2-A2 machine powered by a 200 horsepower motor and expects to reach Nanking on September 20 after visiting Chinchow, Changte, and Peiping. The Aight is being sponsored by the "Keljo Nippo," a local daily.

Nanking, 'M# Kim, who is accompanied by Mr. Gengo Sakata, Japanese mechanic, will fy to Shanghai before returning here preparatory to visiting Japan—Rengo.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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