Rumours of foreign adventurers hot wish to disclose his (name. *ypite of the five years' imprisonment which awaits any American participating in a, foreign war, ten or sò American pilots, in ition to an equal number of other nationalities, have recently arrived in China and offered their services to the Chinese Air Force. It is thought that six of the Americans are already enrolled in the Air Force. and are now flying Chinese war planes. M
One of the pilot adventurers, who claims 11,000 hours, recently arrived in Hongkong from Spain together with five other American pilots, They left soon afterwards for Canton, where they are believed to have sighed up in the Chinese Air Force and been transferred to Nanking. Twenty-five more American pilots in Spain, who have already "tasted the dangers of flying a bern, ing plane, are waiting to sign up in the Chinese Air Force—but they fórésée complications from (he American authorities: Foun of the aviators who recently left for Canton were pilots, and two mechanics.
Two Germans and three Australians afe also known to have come to China with the intention of joining up in the Air Force, but their movements after arrival out here have not been traced. Altogether, it is estimated that there are CUR least twenty foreigners now serving in the Air Force, with a much larger number ready to join up, at the earliest opportunity, A
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