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From the story about the DC-2 1/2 by Zygmund Soldinski "As soon as I had all the information and facts in hand I started the "think machine" going. P.Y. Wong, our managing Director, came to confer with me at Kai Tak. Chuck Sharp ("Apple Dumpling"), our Operations Manager and Chief Pilot, was out on a trial and as always and usual, Bond was never present in a crisis. So, it was up to me and P.Y. I want to say here that P.Y. Wong was one of the most considerate and kindest men I have ever had (the) opportunity to work with or met in my life. He was considerable shook up over this incident." For some additional details see Wings for an Embattled China by W. Langhorne Bond, pages 143, 164 and others.  You can see this "literature" (booklet) by clicking here. May 15, 2020 I'm very greatful to Patti Gully for providing the following about P.Y. Wong. P.Y. was mentioned in passing in a couple of articles in the South China Morning Post SCMP, Thursday, 6 July 1933 AIR MAIL SERVICES-CANTON AND SHANGHAI SCHEDULE FIXED Hong Kong Not Included In Present Scheme SURVEY PLANE HERE According to officials of Pan American Airways a Canton-Shanghai air mail service will be inaugurated next Friday but until a permit has been granted by the Home Government either to China National Aviation Corporation or Pan American Airways to use Kai Tak as a port of call, the service will not include Hong Kong. Mr. H.M. Bixby, vice-president of the Pacific-American Airways, a subsidiary of the Pan American Airways, interviewed last night, declared that he hoped that the requisite permission would be forthcoming in the near future so as to include Hong Kong in the service. RECIPROCITY NEEDED Shortly before noon yesterday, officials of Pan American Airways and China National Aviation Corporation landed in the colony, completing an aerial survey trip from Shanghai. In the party were Messrs H.M. Bixby, Mr. P.Y. Wong, Business Manager of China National Aviation Corporation, Mr. W.L. Bond Operations Manager of China National Aviation Corporation: Mr. W.S. Grooch, Operations Manager of the Pacific-American line; Mr. W. Ehmer, Flight Mechanic and Radio Operator; Mr P.C. Groeger, Engineer and Mr. R. H. Gast, Pilot. The machine was piloted by Mr. Grooch. ********* SCMP 17 October 1933 AN AIR SERVICE TO SHANGHAI To Be Inaugurated On October 24 Preparatory Flight To Colony MR. BIXBY ARRIVES Definite information regarding the inauguration this month of the air service between Canton and Shanghai was brought to Hong Kong yesterday by Mr. H.M. Bixby, vice-president of the Pacific-American Airway Corporation, who arrived from Shanghai by the Slkorsky amphibian mono-plane in which he flew to Manila in August. Mr. Bixby with seven companions, left Shanghai at 6 a.m. yesterday morning landing at Kai Tak at 3.05 p.m. Interviewed shortly after his arrival, Mr. Bixby stated that the China National Aviation Corporation will inaugurate a passenger and air mail service between Canton and Shanghai with a flight from Shanghai on October 24. Two Sikorsky amphibians will be placed into service and a regular bi-weekly timetable will be adhered to. The planes will leave Shanghai every Tuesday and Friday at 6 a.m. and with intermediate stops at Wenchow, Foochow, Amoy and Swatow, will arrive at Canton at 5 p.m. the same day. On the return flights, the machines will leave Canton on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2.30 p.m. Overnight stays will be made at Swatow, and flights will be resumed from Swatow at 6 a.m. on the next day, the planes landing at Shanghai the same morning. AIR MAIL FIRST For the first thirty days it is not intended to carry passengers, air mail only will be taken. The rates of postage from either Canton or Shanghai will be 55 cents for each 20 grammes or approximately two-thirds of an ounce. Passenger services will be inaugurated on 24 November, and tickets will be available between Shanghai and Canton at $270 Shanghai currency. Questioned regarding the possibility of an extension to Hong Kong, Mr. Bixby said that the matter has not yet been fully discussed. "I anticipated that within a few months the service will be extended to Hong Kong. I might mention that we have met with every courtesy in this Colony both from the officials of the airport and the Government," he said. "Ultimately we will extend the service to Manila, but it will probably be at least a year before this can come into effect. Our flight from Shanghai to Manila in August demonstrated that the service was quite feasible, but we will have to obtain faster machines than those we intend using in the Shanghai-Canton service." MANILA SERVICE "Before the Manila service can commence, a lot of ground work will have to done. Radio communications, pilots, landing fields and fueling are just a few matters that will need preliminary attention." "Right through our flight from Shanghai today we were in radio communication with Hong Kong, and when the service commences all our machines will carry radio operators." Mr. Bixby added that he was leaving for Manila today by the Dollar liner President McKinley in connection with the proposed Manila service. The Sikorsky amphibian will leave for Canton this morning and from there will return to Shanghai. Immediately after its arrival at Kai Tak yesterday, a Texaco launch pulled along side, and refueled the machine. Texaco aviation spirit, it is understood, will be used exclusively by the machines in the Canton-Shanghai service. In addition to Mr. Bixby, Mr. P.Y. Wong, Business manager of the China National Aviation Corporation, Mr. W.S. Grooch and Mr. I.M. Carlson were passengers from Shanghai yesterday. The machine was piloted by Mr. Geo. Rumil and Mr. Wood, the latter acting as radio operator. P.Y.'s daughter, Dolly Wong attended at least three of the reunions: 2004, 2005 and 2006 Anyone know anything about Dolly Wong? Please let me know. Thanks.  or would like to be added to the CNAC e-mail distirbution list, please let the CNAC Web Editor know. Thanks! |