China's Wings

China’s Wings: More color photos, late 1940s

Posted on by Gregory / 4 Comments

Here’re more full-color, late 1940s aviation photos from Steve Michiels, son of CNAC pilot Joe Michiels. If you click on the photos, they enlarge well.

CNAC C-46, location unidentified, late 1940s
Approaching Shanghai’s Lunghwa Airport, late 1940s
Approaching Shanghai’s Lunghwa Airport, late 1940s
Final approach to Shanghai’s Lunghwa Airport, late 1940s
CNAC flyers Earl Norman and Steve Kusak in Shanghai, late 1940s
Late 1940s
Buying rugs in Tientsin, late 1940s
CNAC planes on the ramp in Peking, 1948
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4 Comments

  1. I am a professor of Airport College of Civil Aviation Univsersity of China and glad to connect with you about CANC

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    1. Glad you enjoy them, Pennie. Your father might enjoy them, too. I’d be interested to learn if he can add any details to my captions. Cheers, GC

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