More news on my March 3 event at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena
I’m excited to announce that two CNAC veterans are planning to attend my first China’s Wings book event at Vroman’s bookstore in Pasadena on S...
Tag: veterans of CNAC
Stories and photos related to veterans of the China National Aviation Corporation and China’s Wings, by Gregory Crouch
One of the great moments of my life
This afternoon, I completed the first part of the two-fold mission I set for myself when I embarked on this China’s Wings project.
CNAC wreckage found in Western China
Bob Willett, CNAC association member and author of An Airline at War: The Story of the China National Aviation Corporation and Its Men, and Clayton Kuhles of MI...
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 o...
Hugh Leslie Woods and a favor for the U.S. Navy
Woody swallowed his irritation and agreed. Back in Hankow, an errand boy delivered a wrapped package to Woody’s apartment, and, as promised, it was only six or ...
Three pics: maintenance and cargo loading
3 CNAC photos taken during the late 1940s
Ernie Allison and O.C. Wilke
William Bond didn’t have any airline experience AT ALL when he arrived in China in 1931. None. Up to that point, he’d been a construction foreman. A...
Bill Maher goes to Hogy Taw
It is with great sadness that I report that longtime CNAC Association president Bill Maher has gone to the reunion of CNAC pilots at Hogy Taw, high in the Himal...
Sad news for the CNAC family…
CNAC lost another one of its senior members recently, Captain Carey Bowles. He was a friendly and fascinating man, and he will be sorely missed. Here’s a ...
Damn, we’ve lost another one
Damn, we’ve lost another one. Cedric Mah was a fine man, an incredibly experienced pilot, and a very lively interview. It’s an honor to have known h...