Category Archives: China

Ceremony in China commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Hump

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Gregory

A ceremony was held yesterday in Kunming, China, to honor the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Hump airlift. British, American, and Chinese dignitaries attended the event, and an article about the ceremony written by Patrick Scally appeared in … Continue reading →

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Rudy Maxa, The Savvy Traveler, and China’s Wings

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Gregory

This morning, Rudy Maxa, aka “The Savvy Traveler,” posted a nice review of China’s Wings in the “Travel Minute” section of his website in which he calls China’s Wings “a riveting book.” I did a short radio interview with him … Continue reading →

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China’s Wings — further reading

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Gregory

The China’s Wings bibliography stretches to nine printed pages, most of which I read cover to cover, while sampling generously from the rest. I’d like to pull out a few favorites for recommendation — in no particular order: Wind, Sand … Continue reading →

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A literary connection: Wind, Sand and Stars to China’s Wings

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Gregory

I’m ginning up a little radio blurb discussing three books from aviation’s “Golden Age,” and to that end I’ve been reading Antoine de Saint Exupery’s classic Wind, Sand and Stars for what must be the fifth or sixth time since … Continue reading →

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One of the great moments of my life

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Gregory

This afternoon, I completed the first part of the two-fold mission I set for myself when I embarked on this China’s Wings project. My son Ryan and I drove to Moon Chin’s house on the other side of San Francisco … Continue reading →

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A book at last!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Gregory

This is a strange experience. There it is. China’s Wings. A book at last No longer in my imagination.

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China’s Wings on Facebook

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Gregory

I’ve built a Facebook page for China’s Wings, and if you “like” it with the button at the bottom of the sidebar on the right (or find and like it through FB search), you’ll find a photo album of CNAC-related … Continue reading →

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CNAC wreckage in the Himalayas

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Gregory

Recently, I posted the news that the wreckage of CNAC #60 had been found in a remote corner of Yunnan Province. The plane, a C-47, went missing on November 17, 1942. An article and three photographs about the discovery were … Continue reading →

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China’s Wings excerpt

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Gregory

An email this morning from Tracy Devine, my delightful and talented editor at Bantam,  brought to my attention a China’s Wings excerpt posted by Powell’s Books. Here it is, Saint Patrick’s Day, 1931, which is Chapter One, in its entirety. … Continue reading →

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The Maiden flight of CNAC’s Douglas Dolphin over Shanghai, 1934

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Gregory

Down at the bottom you’ll find CNAC’s first Douglas Dolphin on its maiden flight in 1934, but it’s old Shanghai that makes this picture so enjoyable. How many buildings can you identify?

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