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Photos from Bookshop West Portal event

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Gregory

                         

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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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China’s Wings and The Atlantic

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Gregory

Last night’s China’s Wings event at Bookshop West Portal in SF was a major success — we sold out the store. Thanks to all the friends and CNAC people who attended, and especially to Moon Chin. I am so honored … 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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Why interviewing Moon Chin is like interviewing a jazz riff…

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Gregory

As my understanding of CNAC improved, so did my ability to extract maximum value from my Moon Chin interviews, but even though I was getting more and more out of them, I still had another critical lesson to learn – … Continue reading →

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Ceiling 500 feet, intermittent drizzle

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Gregory

In 2004, I approached Moon Chin with great trepidation. My experiences at the CNAC reunion made it obvious that he had incredible standing and “face” among the company’s veterans, and I suspected I wouldn’t be able to write the story … Continue reading →

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Moon Chin photo, 1941

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Gregory
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Moon Chin Learns to Fly

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Gregory

Moon Chin finished the mechanics course and thought he might be able to catch on as an airline mechanic. He cast around for openings, but the recession was slipping into a much more serious depression, and nobody was hiring. There … Continue reading →

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Lindbergh’s crossing captivates Moon Chin

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Gregory

A month after Moon Chin’s thirteenth birthday, on May 21 and 22, 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic, a feat that catapulted Lindbergh to the absolute apogee of American fame and sparked a mania for everything aviation. Lindbergh … Continue reading →

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The Economic Opportunities in a place called Baltimore

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Gregory

Moon Chin crossed North America in a train, sitting upright on a wooden bench with his face glued to the window, full of wonder at the sights of the new land. After five days in transit, father and son reached … Continue reading →

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