Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Feng Ru" in English language version.
His success caught the attention of the Chinese revolutionary Sun Yixian (a.k.a. Sun Yat-sen), who asked him to bring his airplanes to China to aid in the rebellion against the Manchu Qing monarchy. Feng returned... on March 21, 1911... was given the rank of Captain in Sun's army. Although little is known about his role in the war, it is more than likely that he was the first aviator ever to fly a military mission... Yixian made him head of the new Chinese air force. Feng built another aircraft – the first to be manufactured in China – but died during a demonstration flight on August 26, 1912.
His success caught the attention of the Chinese revolutionary Sun Yixian (a.k.a. Sun Yat-sen), who asked him to bring his airplanes to China to aid in the rebellion against the Manchu Qing monarchy. Feng returned... on March 21, 1911... was given the rank of Captain in Sun's army. Although little is known about his role in the war, it is more than likely that he was the first aviator ever to fly a military mission... Yixian made him head of the new Chinese air force. Feng built another aircraft – the first to be manufactured in China – but died during a demonstration flight on August 26, 1912.
