In 1917, the warlord Zhang Xun restored Puyi to the throne from 1 to 12 July. Zhang Xun ordered his army to keep their queues to display loyalty to the emperor. However, the then-Premier of the Republic of China, Duan Qirui, ordered a Caudron Type D plane, piloted by Pan Shizhong () with bombardier Du Yuyuan () from Nanyuan airfield, to drop three bombs over the Forbidden City as a show of force against Zhang Xun, causing the death of a eunuch, but otherwise inflicting minor damage.Stone of Heaven, Levy, Scott-Clark p. 184 This is the first aerial bombardment recorded by a Chinese Air Force, and the restoration failed due to extensive opposition across China.
in 1917 the warlord zhang xun restored puyi to the throne from 1 to 12 july zhang xun ordered his army to keep their queues to display loyalty to the emperor however the then-premier of the republic of china duan qirui ordered a caudron type d plane piloted by pan shizhong () with bombardier du yuyuan () from nanyuan airfield to drop three bombs over the forbidden city as a show of force against zhang xun causing the death of a eunuch but otherwise inflicting minor damagestone of heaven levy scott-clark p 184 this is the first aerial bombardment recorded by a chinese air force and the restoration failed due to extensive opposition across china