Category Archives: CNAC

The official winery of China’s Wings in the USA Today!

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Gregory

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, in exciting and breaking news, here are Serena, Alan, and Cartograph … Continue reading →

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How a bomb dropped in 1937 complicated my life, 2004-2012

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Gregory

Continued from this post about Ernie and Florence Allison at the outbreak of war in Shanghai, August 1937… A flight of Japanese warplanes roared across the city and bombed Lunghwa and Huanjao airfields.[i] Fearing the worst, Ernie Allison rushed from … Continue reading →

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Another adventure in the Consolidated Commodore

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Gregory

On February 4, 1938, Hugh Woods was bringing one of CNAC’s twin-engine Commodore flying boats down from Chungking to Hankow. One-hundred miles west of the temporary capital, one of his oil coolers sprung a serious leak. Woody executed a perfect … Continue reading →

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CNAC and the Consolidated Commodore

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Gregory

The Consolidated Commodore is the plane Moon Chin flew during the Hankow evacuation in October, 1938 (China’s Wings, Chapter 14), and he’s quite possibly the last Commodore pilot alive. An all-metal monoplane flying boat originally designed to meet US Navy … Continue reading →

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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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Today, the 81st Anniversary of Bond’s arrival in China

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Gregory

Today, Saint Patrick’s Day, is the 81st anniversary of William Langhorne Bond’s arrival in China, in 1931. It has been a thrilling week for China’s Wings. I did two incredibly successful events at two top-shelf bookstores: Bookshop West Portal in … Continue reading →

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CNAC luggage labels and an airline poster

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Gregory

One of the best aspects of the last couple of weeks is the number of CNAC-related people and aviation-o-philes who’ve been contacting me to share their enthusiasm for China’s Wings. One of them is Daniel Kusrow, who has a collection … Continue reading →

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China’s Wings piece at Rock & Ice

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Gregory

Alison Osius at Rock & Ice magazine wrote a brief article about how a lead that Charlie Fowler provided me in 2002 led to me discovering the story of William Langhorne Bond and the China National Aviation Corporation.

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China’s Wings and Craig and Harold Chinn

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Gregory

Here’s Craig Chinn holding a portrait of his father, CNAC pilot Harold Chinn, and surrounded by the twelve copies of China’s Wings he has bought as gifts for friends and family. Craig lives close by, and I drove to his … Continue reading →

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