China’s Wings: Chinese Civil War pics 6

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Gregory / 1 Comment

Like most of the recent posts, here are more photos from Steve Michiels, son of CNAC pilot Joe Michiels. All were taken in the late 1940s.

Unidentified CNAC taking a quick bath

Nationalist Chinese soldiers, 1947

CNAC mechanic Bill Sanford and a CNAC DC-4, Shanghai, 1948

One of CNAC’s radio operators

CNAC mechanic Henry “Red” Schaus

CNAC mechanics Bill Sanford and Fred Pittenger, 1947 or ’48

Hand fueling an airplane, location unknown

Control tower

Hand fueling or adding oil to a CNAC DC-3 or C-47

Chinese street scene, late 1940s

Unloading cargo from a C-46, late 1940s

C-46, DC-3

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Tom Moore says:

September 3, 2012 at 5:07 pm

You are having way toooooo much fun…. That’s a good thing!

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