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Tag: William Langhorne Bond

Stories and photos related to William Langhorne Bond of the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC)

China's Wings

Gigantic China’s Wings photo gallery

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Gregory / 19 Comments

Classic aviation photos of flying in China in the 1930s and 1940s pertaining to the China National Aviation Corporation, a Chinese-American civil aviation partn...

China's Wings

Bondy & Kitsi’s wedding photos (including Harold Bixby)

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Gregory / 0 Comment

My eyes popped out over these classics of William Langhorne Bond's 1935 wedding with Katharine Dunlop, none of which I'd seen before.

China's Wings

Color film of New York in 1939

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Gregory / 0 Comment

Here’s a wonderful 2:50 minute film made by a French tourist in New York in 1939 — and it’s in color! (Great soundtrack, too.) Cars, dresses, ...

China's Wings

The Loening Air Yacht, a photo gallery of the plane in China

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Gregory / 3 Comments

A photo gallery of the Loening Air Yacht in China in the 1930s, where it served with the China National Aviation Corporation

China's Wings/Reading, Writing, and Research

Emily Hahn and CNAC, aka The Hardest Cut, Part I

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Gregory / 9 Comments

My favorite outtake from the China's Wings manuscript

China's Wings

Today, the 81st Anniversary of Bond’s arrival in China

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Gregory / 0 Comment

Today, Saint Patrick’s Day, is the 81st anniversary of William Langhorne Bond’s arrival in China, in 1931. It has been a thrilling week for China...

Book Reviews/China's Wings/Reading, Writing, and Research

The White Countess, my favorite Shanghai movie

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Gregory / 4 Comments

The White Countess, a film that evokes the glitter and grime of 1930s Shanghai. The film wasn't universally well-reviewed, but I confess to loving it. At a num...

China's Wings

An even better picture of William Bond

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Gregory / 0 Comment

This one also comes courtesy of CNAC scion Diego Kusak, who currently lives in Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province in Southwest China.

China's Wings

The man himself — William Langhorne Bond

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Gregory / 0 Comment

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 Hist...

China's Wings

My son Ryan dressed as William Langhorne Bond for Historical Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Gregory / 6 Comments

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 sch...

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