 Fred Chin, unknown mechanic, Bing Zhou and Lu Yuen-Bin Standing next to a DC-4 about 1947 (Photo Courtesy of Frank Watson. Frank's dad was Jules Watson, so we're guessing that Jules took the photo.)  left to right Willie Chen, Unknown, Umknown, Unknown, Fred Chin, May Chin (Fred's wife) and Zhang wei-xia; CNAC Flight Attendant (Zhang's husband, Tsai ke-cheng was a CNAC co-pilot) Photo courtesy of Angie Chen, daughter of Willie Chen. On July 12, 2005, I received the following e-mail from Fred: Dear Mr.Tom O.Moore,Jr, My name is Fred Y.T.Chin from CNAC CAPT. I call you tel, 916-772-3226, they don't know where you move. if you receive my e-mail please do call me tel, 626-839-5828 or let me know your tel. number, I'll call back. Fred Y.T.Chin That afternoon, I had a nice telephone talk with Fred Chin. Here is what he told me. Fred Chin started work in the Stock Room, August 1943, in Calcutta for 1 1/2 years. In 1945 he went to the "States - Texas" got his pilots license and went back to China and CNAC late in 1948. CNAC passenger in a CNAC DC-4 to Hong Kong. He was checked out in a C-47. He was also co-pilot on the DC-4.  or would like to be added to the CNAC e-mail distribution list, please let the CNAC Web Editor, Tom Moore, know. Thanks! |