Moon Fun Chin

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chin.
Moon Fun Chin
Born(1913-04-13)April 13, 1913
Taishan, Guangdong, China
Died(2023-05-09)May 9, 2023
(aged 110 years, 26 days)
Hillsborough, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Aviator, businessman
Moon Fun Chin
Traditional Chinese陳文寬
Simplified Chinese陈文宽

Moon Fun Chin (Chinese: 陳文寬; April 13, 1913 – May 9, 2023) was a Chinese-American aviator, businessman and supercentenarian. A native of Taishan, Guangdong, he immigrated to the United States, and obtained a pilot's license there. In 1933, he returned to China for aviation development. Moon was the deputy director of the aviation team of the China National Aviation Corporation, and later the director and deputy manager of the aviation team of Central Air Transport.

Moon piloted the plane to transport Jimmy Doolittle after the American air raid on Tokyo in 1941, and also the executive plane to transport Chiang Kai-shek, Sun Fo, Dai Li, T. V. Soong, Chiang Ching-kuo and other senior officials. In 1951, together with Dai Anguo, Cai Kefei and others, he co-founded TransAsia Airways in Taiwan. In 1983, China National Industrial Group bought 70% of the shares of TransAsia Airways, and Moon returned to the United States, this time moving to San Francisco, California. He resided in Hillsborough, California.[1][2]

Moon died on May 9, 2023, at the age of 110 years, 26 days.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 王慶偉 (December 11, 2009). "陳文寬 傳奇人物青史留名". San Jose, California: World Journal. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014.
  2. ^ 陳運璞 (May 27, 2012). "百歲「月亮陳」 載過兩位蔣總統". 世界新聞網. San Francisco: World Journal. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "曾載過杜立德、蔣介石！「航空教父」陳文寬逝世 享嵩壽110歲". Liberty Times. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
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