The first commercial airliner ever shot down by hostile air action, pictures
CNAC DC-2 #32, the Kweilin, was machine-gunned and forced down by five Japanese pontoon biplanes on August 24, 1938, shortly after leaving Hong Kong’s Kai...
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Another gallery of DC-2 pictures
Building on my previous post about the DC-2 arriving in China in May, 1935, here are a few more photos of my favorite airplane in China’s Wings:
The DC-2 arrives in China, spring 1935
The DC-2 came to China in the spring of 1935, and it was one of the seminal moments in the development of Chinese aviation. Here are some superb photos of its a...
Photos from the 2012 CNAC reunion
As I do every year, I had a marvelous time at the just completed CNAC reunion. (If you don’t know about CNAC, the legendary China National Aviation Corpor...
CNAC’s two senior pilots, plus links to Moon Chin stories
The 2012 CNAC reunion is currently running strong. Last night was the annual party at Moon Chin’s house, which was wonderful, as always. Pete and Moon are...
Video of a WWII bomb detonation in Munich — last week
Ever wonder how much damage a 550-pound bomb did during the Second World War? Well, last week, workers discovered one on the site of an old bar in Munich. It ha...
Now I know
Solving one of the mysteries left in China's Wings...
Old airplanes over the Shanghai Bund
7 excellent photos of a Douglas Dolphin and a DC-2 over the Shanghai Bund in the 1930s
China’s Wings: Chinese Civil War pics 6
Photos of China and flying in China in the late 1940s
Enduring Patagonia: honored, haunted, humbled
An email dropped in from a climbing friend of mine this week that leaves me honored, haunted, and humbled. And stunned. The email tells the story of a friend of...