Background
He was born in Foochow, Fukien, China in 1895.
He was born in Foochow, Fukien, China in 1895.
Mr. Shen graduated the Naval Academy at Chefoo and later he attended the Aviation School at Peking in 1916. In 1919 he was sent to England as a government student to study aeronautical engineering and airplane construction in the Vickers and Rolls-Royce factories went to the United States in 1921 and entered the Army Service School at Arcadia, Florida, completing the pilot course there. He was attended the advanced aviation schools at Kelly Field, Texas and Post Field, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
He was appointed assistant director and later director of the Peking Aviation School, served under Wu Pei-fu for a time as an air squadron commander. In 1925 was a chief of aviation with the Kuominchun and was forced to abandon his planes when Feng Yuhsiang evacuated Peking in 1926. Returned to Fukien and remained there until 1927, when he was appointed adviser to the aeronautical department at Nanking. Director of the Hungjao Airdrome since 1928.