CNAC’s two senior pilots, plus links to Moon Chin stories
The 2012 CNAC reunion is currently running strong. Last night was the annual party at Moon Chin’s house, which was wonderful, as always. Pete and Moon are...
Tag: veterans of CNAC
Stories and photos related to veterans of the China National Aviation Corporation and China’s Wings, by Gregory Crouch
China’s Wings music: a CNAC song written and performed by Bo Veaner
Breaking this week’s run of 1940s aviation porn, CNAC Association stalwart, Cannonball editor, and daughter of CNAC Hump pilot Bert Coulson, Eve Coulson b...
Aviation photos: Chinese Civil War pics 3
Continuing this week’s run of CNAC-related photos from Steve Michiels, son of CNAC pilot Joe Michiels. The top photo enlarges beautifully.
pictures of CNAC in the Chinese Civil War, #1
These photos come from Steve Michiels, son of CNAC pilot Joe Michiels. Steve has been tremendously supportive of China’s Wings, for which I’m very g...
Foster McEdward and China’s Wings
Hump pilot and CNAC veteran Foster McEdward, who "thoroughly enjoyed" China's Wings
Katharine Dunlop Bond… China’s Wings’ undersung heroine
Bond’s wife, Katharine Dunlop Bond, generally known as Kitisi, didn’t get near the quantity of column inches she deserves in China’s Wings, bu...
China’s Wings’ connection to Fedex…
Why, every time you send a package via Federal Express, you're connecting to the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), China's Wings, and the Hump Airlilf...
Shanghai, August 1937: Ernie and Florence Allison at the outbreak of war
Shanghai, August, 1937: Allison grabbed his binoculars and dashed to the veranda to watch the dogfights. Florence begged him to come inside, but Allie couldn’t ...
Moon Chin’s first air raid, part I
What happened to some of the CNAC pilots during the dark days of August, 1937, when a colossal battle between Japan and China erupted in Shanghai.
“Goddamn it, I promised the wife I wouldn’t do this any more.”
it was a chicken or the egg conundrum as to who had arrived first, the pilots or the prostitutes...