The Archive · 1939

Served in War on Reds

After the Japanese occupied Manchuria in 1921, Mr. Barr returned to the United States but left when the "Young Marshal" was pointed commander of the Nanking drive against the Communists. He piloted the "Young Marshal's" plane and also brought out a new Boeing twin-engined military plane, The plane was the frst twin-engined plane to be used in China. Although the plane was once riddled by bullets, when Mr. Barr flew over the Chinese Reds, he escaped without a scratch. On another occasion he also missed death when his plane crashed in the mountains near Pei After the campaign against the Reds, Mr. Barr began to work for Madame Chiang, An extremel: behaved, intelligent and educated man, Mr. Barr was very popular in Chinese aviation circles.

Eye witnesses of the said the feliner," lined, low-wing monoplane pov by four 1.100 horsepower Wright [Cyclone engines, lost its tail, right wing tip and one motor when it plunged to the ground in a wooded canyon 30 miles southwest of Tacoma. Eye-witnesses so did not explode or bu: but seemed to fall Press, [Neutrality Act to

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