What it took to keep ’em flying
The massively complex logistics required to keep an airline flying. Even in 1943.
Category: China’s Wings
Posts related to my book, CHINA’S WINGS
Credit to the CNAC mechanics & maintenance team
Tribute to the twenty years of miracles worked by the mechanics and maintenance experts of the China National Aviation Corporation.
Remember that beautifully restored DC-3? Here’s what it looked like with CNAC
Remember that beautifully restored DC-3 I posted about before Christmas? The one that had once flown for the China National Aviation Corporation as CNAC No. 100...
Flying the Hump
Pioneering the Hump airlift over the eastern spur of the Himalayas was the China National Aviation Corporation's capstone accomplishment. Here are some photos a...
China’s Wings on Pinterest
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Photos of restored C-47/DC-3
About two weeks ago, I posted about a C-47 that once flew the Hump for CNAC that has been restored to flying condition by the Historic Flight Foundation in Ever...
This news causes me intense pain…
I feel like I viscerally understand how this tragedy happened. Here's why...
The official winery of China’s Wings in the USA Today!
In a post I made some months ago, I made Cartograph Wines, run by my dear friends Serena Lourie and Alan Baker, the official winery of China’s Wings. Well...
A C-47 that once flew the Hump for CNAC is back in the air!
Exciting stuff! The folks at the Historic Flight Foundation in Everett, Washington, have restored to flying condition a C-47 that once flew the Hump for CNAC, t...
I recommend the Michigan War Studies Review
If you're interested in military history, I strongly suggest perusing the Michigan War Studies Review, which has 7 years worth of scholoarly book reviews posted...