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America’s worst foreign policy blunder of all time
In my opinion, the legislated neutrality acts of the 1930s are the worst foreign policy blunders in U.S. history — they prevented America from banding together with other nations (Britain, France, Spain, Ethiopia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, China, etc.) and taking a … Continue reading
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Pearl Harbor, a colossal blunder?
December 7 just passed, and it always sets me to thinking… I ponder the day and the terrible war it set in motion. My mind’s eye sees the Japanese strike force sweeping over the North Shore of Oahu unleashing death … Continue reading
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The lone flush toilet in Chungking
Ernie Allison “checked out” Moon Chin in June, 1936, qualifying him as an airline captain competent to command his own plane. It was a big promotion, and much responsibility for a twenty-three year old. Moon Chin’s salary doubled, and Moon’s … Continue reading
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Only three things seemed able to hold his interest…
Chuck Sharp is another of the CNAC stalwarts I’d like to introduce. He made his own way to China in 1933 and caught on with CNAC because his 1,000 hours of flight time wasn’t enough to land him a job … Continue reading
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The man himself — William Langhorne Bond
And here’s a picture of Bond himself, courtesy of Diego Kusak in Kunming, China… (Looks to me like Ryan did a pretty good impersonation for his Historical Halloween project.)
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My son Ryan dressed as William Langhorne Bond for Historical Halloween
When the China’s Wings bound galley arrived in September, my son Ryan was so inspired that he decided on the spot to be William Langhorne Bond for his school’s “Historical Halloween” project. (I swear the idea came out of his … Continue reading
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One of the biggest mountains of the Hump!
Alistair Watt shares the fascination with CNAC and aviation in Asia during the Second World War. He stumbled across this blog, made a few comments, sent an email, and was kind enough to share this photo of Mt. Kawakarpo, which … Continue reading
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.
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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 Donald Chan’s grandfather, and within 24 hours an answer came back from Rebecca Lem’s … Continue reading
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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 sheets for a “paper son” — information to help a paper son pass INS interrogation and gain approval … Continue reading
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