Welcome to the Official Home Page for the
China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC)
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This cnac.org web site, has brought many folks together, some never having heard of CNAC before; some knew, but it had to remain secret for many years; and for some, just stumbling upon the site and really enjoying the ride... If you know of a connection story, please email me, Tom Moore at: pepperbud@dc.rr.com Thank you very much... Click here for some of those stories... The person who keeps track of the Membership List is more important than most realize... Ya' know, sometimes it only takes one person... Please check out this link about bringing home those that didn't make it back during WW II: MIA Aircraft There are many other places that also keep the memory of CNAC secure for the future. All are worth reading in detail. This is just for starters: Chinese Proverbs.
NEWS FLASH Bob has published a few books and his newest book was released this past December 2019. About his cousin James S. Browne  Now available on Amazon, "The Hunt for Jimmie Browne: An MIA pilot in WWII China" by Robert L Willett Bob has his own web site listing some of his accomplishments. Published in 2019...  Mark Vaz and John Hill wrote about Pan Am and its history durning WW II, PAN AM AT WAR Published in 2019... The Spirit behind the Spirit of St. Louis (2019)  And here's the press release for the above book by Benjamin "Ben" C. Barrett. In 1938, Ben's grandfather, Harold M. Bixby, wrote a book entitled Top Side Ricksha. He privately published about 20 copies of his book regarding his recollections concerning CNAC. Sometime in 1968, Mrs. Bixby had about 20 more copies of this book republished. Professor William Leary (The Dragon's Wings) of the University of Georgia at Athens oversaw this project. Here is that book cover  Published in 2016...  Billy wrote about his dad, "Mac"... Daniel Ford, author of Flying Tigers, reviewed The Shadow Tiger. Published in 2012...  Personal Blog of Greg Crouch. Watch his blog for all things CNAC. And, check out this article from The Wall Street Journal - Saturday, February 25, 2012 Published in 2011...  Yankee on The Yangtze Romance and Adventure Follow the Birth of Aviation by Nancy Allison Wright - This is about Nancy's Dad, Ernest M. Allison or "Allie" Available on Amazon.com Published in 2011...  Forgotten Aviatior The Adventures of Royal Leonard by Barry S. Martin Published in 2008...  An AirLine At War Pan Am's China National Aviation Corporation and Its Men by Robert L. Willett (Bob is a cousin of CNAC Co-Pilot James S. Browne) More about Mr. Willett and his writings You can find many other books about CNAC listed here This monument was started in 1991 and completed in 1993. Hump Monument - Kunming This monument was started in ???? and completed in ????. Hump Monument - Nanjing Construction began in September 2001. The memorial opened to the public on April 29, 2004, and was dedicated on Saturday, May 29, 2004. WW II Memorial in Washington, DC These Memorial photos taken September 9, 2011 by Craig Chinn.   |
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From The Dragon's Wings by William M. Leary, Jr. (Copyright © 1976) "American business enterprise took the lead in advancing a program to inaugurate commercial air service in China. Curtiss-Wright, the leading aeronautical corporation in the United States at the time, founded the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) in partnership with the Chinese government in 1929. Subsequently taken over by Pan American Airways in 1933, CNAC pioneered commercial air service throughout the Middle Kingdom until the airline's demise in 1949." |
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If you have any CNAC material you would like to add it to this site, please let me, the CNAC Web Editor, know -- my name is Tom Moore. I should like particularly to request the Chinese pilots, co-pilots, crewmen and staff who took part in CNAC events to send me their stories. It is not necessary that these narratives be in the polished style of the professional writer, for it is the substance, not the form, which is all-important. And pictures! Remember a picture is worth 10,000 words -- people, aircraft, airports, offices, old stomping grounds, haunts from the past -- you get the idea. Even the smallest item will be posted and I'm sure that it would be of interest to many! Thanks!! |
GENERAL ALBERT C. WEDEMEYER "Flying the "Hump" was the foremost and by far the most dangerous, difficult and historic achievement of the entire war" (Source: World War II Chronicles, a supplement to American Heritage. 1996 Forbes Inc. Page 47.) |
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Actually, the CNAC Chung continues to fly today. Click here for further information. |
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Miami, Florida 1968 |
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Did any of these folks work for CNAC? |
these people were or now closely associated with CNAC and/or CNAC employees. Bob Andrade John Anderson Gene Banning Patti Gully Joseph Benjamin Holloway Valerie Parish Kendrick Morris Reed Knight John Lisk John Lee Art Lym Liu Xiao Tong Lillian (Liao Qiyu) Robin Lung Antonio "Tony" Mercede Renee Robertson Lincoln C. Reynolds Starr Kenneth Thompson |
these folks are closely aligned with aviation World Wide... Charles Howard Mathews, Jr. |
December 7, 1941 - Japan Attacks Pear Harbor April 18, 1942 - Doolittle Raid (PowerPointSlide Presentation) August 6, 1945 - United States Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima August 9, 1945 - United States Drops Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki August 15, 1945 - Japan Officially Surrenders to the Allies (And they're still not teaching the truth in Japanese schools!) |
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Dayton, Ohio USA |
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(The museum has a very large collection of CNAC material!) (Keep the museum in mind if you want someplace to house your CNAC material.) |
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Click HERE for an overview. |
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Historic Flight Foundation" This is the organization that flew their DC-3 to SFO in 20??. Liz Matzelle was their hostess. Pete Goutiere flew this plane way back in the day as a CNAC plane. | |
Click HERE for an overview on aviation. Currently they have a very small collection of CNAC material. |
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I am the CNAC Association VP/Historian and the Web Editor for the China National Aviation Corporation Historical (CNAC) web site: www.cnac.org Please let me know you were here by sending me an e-mail: pepperbud@dc.rr.com You can read more about me on my bio page. |
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