Background
Arthur Lym was born in 1891 at San Francisco, California, United States.
Arthur Lym was born in 1891 at San Francisco, California, United States.
Captain Lym was the first Chinese to graduate from the well-known Curtis Aviation School of Buffalo, New York, receiving his diploma in 1913.
He was the holder of International Pilot License No. 245. While in America he flew over many cities and won many trophies for record flights. Captain Lym arrived in China 1914 and gave some demonstrations in Swatow and Canton soon after his arrival. The authorities in these two ports rewarded him specially for his success in showing the local inhabitants the possibility of other Chinese learning the science of aviation.
In 1915, the Military Governor of Kwangtung commissioned Captain Lym to invade the bandit strongholds in the island of Hainan. He finished the job well. To promote local aviation Captain Lym has organized an Aero Club in Canton. He was chairman of a flourishing club of more then twenty members.
He also started a school to train chauffers for the growing motor car trade in which he has taken the lead.
