One of the biggest mountains of the Hump!
Mt. Kawakarpo, astride the Hump Route, and the mountaineer in me would like to point out that this is one hell of a fine looking peak, probably unclimbed...
Category: China’s Wings
Posts related to my book, CHINA’S WINGS
Translations of those crib sheets
Well, after an absolutely epic work push, I finished reading the page proofs of China’s Wings and returned them to New York. Another big “tick”...
Page proofs are in!
Page proofs just arrived from New York. It’s a book at last, and I’m thrilled with work done by Bantam’s design team. Here’s a picture o...
Hand fueling a DC-2
To get us back on the aviation track, here’s a fine pic of a CNAC ground crew hand fueling a DC-2 in the late-1930s. Probably at Chengtu.
More on those “paper son” crib sheets
This came in from Donald Chan last night as we delve further into the content of those crib sheets: Greg, I talked to my dad, and have discovered that I wasn...
The power of the crowd
I posted the link to yesterday’s post on my facebook page, along with a question asking if anybody could help us read the “crib sheets” from D...
Crib sheets for a “paper son”
Continuing on with Donald Chan’s grandfather’s documents I posted yesterday, Donald also sent up these handwritten papers which he thinks are crib s...
Alien tax receipts and other sundry documentation…
The series of posts I made about Moon Chin and his immigration to the United States this past February inspired a side discussion between me and Donald Chan, on...
Bill Maher goes to Hogy Taw
It is with great sadness that I report that longtime CNAC Association president Bill Maher has gone to the reunion of CNAC pilots at Hogy Taw, high in the Himal...
China’s Wings cover…
I’ve had this for a few months, but Bantam just gave me permission to share this yesterday. I’m thrilled with the work done by Tracy’s design ...