This is a partial list of aircraft acquired by operators in China, prior to the start of the Second Sino-Japanese war on 7 July 1937.
Revolutionary Faction
Beiyang Government
Guangdong Aviation Corps:
Guangdong Naval Aviation:
Guangxi Clique Aviation Corps:
Fengtian Clique Air Force (Zhang Xueliang):
Fengtian Clique - Shandong Aviation Corps (Zhang Zongchang):
Shanxi Clique Aviation Corps (Yan Xishan):
Sichuan Clique Aviation Corps (Liu Xiang):
West-North Aviation Corps (Feng Yuxiang):
Xinjiang Province Aviation Corps (Sheng Shicai):
The aviation branches of the above warlords faction, the aircraft along with the personnel, had been voluntary incorporated into the nominally Chinese Nationalist air force by 1937 in preparations for the impending war against the Empire of Japan.