Off-topic: Eugene Fluckey and U.S.S. Barb, or, how a submarine sank a train
This is off-topic, but a friend brought the story of the USS Barb to my attention this morning. Her commander, who was awarded the Medal of Honor, died in 2007,...
Month: March 2011
The Consolidated Commodore
Photo of the Consolidated Commodore flying boat
Why interviewing Moon Chin is like interviewing a jazz riff…
As my understanding of CNAC improved, so did my ability to extract maximum value from my Moon Chin interviews, but even though I was getting more and more out o...
A DC-2, most important plane in the CNAC airfleet, 1935-1939
DC-2s were the most important airplanes in CNAC’s air fleet from 1935-1939.