The CNAC Web Editor would like to thank Pete Billon for the following biography and photos. 
 Capt Billon is standing by a C-47 in both of these pictures. Kunming -- 1945  Pete - in the cockpit of a C-47  Pete - relaxing at Chaing's summer home (Sikiang Provence) on a typical Chinese bed My (Pete's) recollection was the spring of 1945. Several of us were invited to Chaing's summer home in Sikiang, Northwest of Kunming. A GI driver and van were assigned to us. The picture of Green and Mah at the missionary was on the road from Kunming to Sikiang, and, I think, it was called an extension of the Burma Road. Chaing was not there, but we stayed for several days and ate with his family around a huge round table. We were picked up by a CNAC aircraft after several days -- He landed uphill into a cliff, and took-off downhill away from the cliff. No sweat -- Sharp pilot. or would like to be added to the CNAC e-mail distribution list, please let the CNAC Web Editor, Tom Moore, know. Thanks! |