A DC-2, most important plane in the CNAC airfleet, 1935-1939
DC-2s were the most important airplanes in CNAC’s air fleet from 1935-1939.
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Stories and photos related to the Douglas DC-2, the China National Aviation Corporation, and China’s Wings, by Gregory Crouch
The Chungking Airport, probably in 1938
Chungking’s Sanhupa Airport, probably in 1938, which had the feel of a frontier colony. Because it was built on a Yangtze sandbar, all the buildings on th...
Moon Chin, the most amazing World War II pilot you’ve never heard about
I’ve been meaning to write a blog post about Moon Chin for several weeks, but I’m so embroiled in revising the China’s Wings manuscript that I...
DC-2 over Lunghwa Pagoda
DC-2 over Lunghwa Pagoda, close to Shanghai’s Lunghwa Airport, 1935.
CNAC DC-2
CNAC’s first DC-2, engines running and loading passengers in Shanghai
The maiden flight of CNAC’s DC-2, spring 1935
A few photos of CNAC’s first DC-2’s maiden flight, all from the Edward P. Howard collection… China’s Wings
The DC-2 comes to China, part 2
Two more classic old photos of CNAC’s first DC-2 coming ashore, and one of it finally assembled, ready to fly.
The DC-2 comes to China
The DC-2 had none of the criss-cross mishmash of struts and spars that had knit together previous generations of aircraft, not a single one. Something about the...