lieutenant Tzu

[naimbs]

Hello

It is my first message on this forum

I would like to know who is lieutenant Tzu? I found on a site this photography:


source:http://www.tao-yin.com/baron-rouge/baron-rouge.html

Obviously it is a Chinese volunteer with 7 approved victories...Who is it?

thank you for your future answers

Naimbs

[gilles]

Salut Naimbs

His chinese name was Zhu Binhau and he was known as Etienne Tsu in France.
There is a short bio by Christophe Cony in Avions n°54.
He gets his civil brevet on march 6 1914.
He was a quite a good fighter : 3 confirmed victories and 6 probables between january 1916 and february 1917 (then he left frontline).

There is a web link about the Zhu/Tsu family made by a relative. Very interesting on the familial background : chinese catholic (since 17th century!) from Shanghai.
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/archiv...nghai/tsu.html

[naimbs]

Salut Gilles

Thank you very much for your answer it is perfect . know you with which plane it flew and where? I do not have the article about which you speak!

Merci beaucoup, ca me fait plaisir d'avoir pu trouver une réponse

NAimbs

[Tsuru]

Bonjour Naimbs,

Interesting...

Have you tried to find some more information on Tsu at the Service Historique de la Défense in Vincennes, France?
(Link: http://www.servicehistorique.sga.def...s/colloque.htm)

Keep us posted!

Cheers,
Tsuru