CNAC PILOTS AND CO-PILOTS

Started: 1998
Updated: 5-15-2024

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As of December 12, 2020 this list contains over 460 pilot's names.
More names are still being uncovered.
Several names are incomplete or misspelled.
I need your help to make it complete and correct.
All offers of help are appreciated.
Thank you very much!


NOTES:

AA or AAM = Air America
AA = Alaska Airlines
AAC = US Army Air Corps
AAL = American Airlines
AURI = Angatan Udara Republik Indonesia
AVG = American Volunteer Group
ATC = Air Transport Command
ATA = Air Transport Auxilary of the Royal Air Force (RAF-England)
CAA = Civil Aeronautics Authority
CAF = Chinese Air Force
CAMCO = Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company
CAP = Capitol Airlines
NOTE: UNRRA = The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration had a counterpart, CNRRA = China National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.
UNRRA approved the estblishment of CNRRA Air Transport, operated under the direction of Claire Chennault, later CAT for Civil Air Transport
(refer to Yanke on the Yangtze, page 224-225)
And there was another CAT...
CAT= Crescent Air Transport
CATC = Central Air Transport Corporation, established March 1, 1943; the former German Airline, Eurasia.
CATC(1) = Central Air Transporation Corporation
CCA = Canadian Colonial Airways
CPA = Cathay Pacific Airways
C-W = Curtiss-Wright
CITS = ???
DA = Douglas Aircraft
FTL = Flying Tiger Line
IAF = Indonesian Air Force
JAL = Japan Airlines
KAL = Korean Airlines
NAL = National Airlines
N.Y.R.B.A. = New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires
PAA = Pan American Airways
PAA-MIA = Pan American Airways-Miami
PAG = Pan American Grace Airways or Panagra
PAL = Philippine Airlines
PCA = Pennsylvania Central Airlines
RAF = Royal Air Force
RCAF = Royal Canadian Air Force
SAL = Southwestern Airlines which became PSA (Pacific Southwestern Airlines)
SAT = Southern Air Transport, Inc.
SIA = Malayan Airways, which subsequently became Malaysian Airways then Malaysian Singapore Airlines and finally Singapore Airlines.
TWA-ICD = Trans World Airlines - Intercontinental Division
UAL = United Airlines
USMC = United States Marine Corps
USN = United States Navy
USAF = United States Air Force
WA = World Airways
WAL = Western Airlines

As "Hump" pilots are identified, the "H=XXX" is the number of trips that particular pilot flew the "Hump".

An (*) next to the name indicates that the spelling and use of the name has been verified by the individual, their family or other documentation.

Dates listed under a pilots name are the years spent working for CNAC.

If no country is listed under the pilot's name, then for the time being, consider them from the United States. Thanks.

Frank Adkins
(19??-19??)
(RAF - American Eagle Squadron)
Captain
John K. Alexander
"Alex"
(1943/4-194?)
(PAA-Ferry Div)(FTL)
Captain
Raymond Allen
"Ray"
(*)
(1942-194?)
Captain
Ernest M. Allison
"Allie"
(Pilot 1929-1937 then Operations Manager 1947-1949)
Captain
Charles Dean Anderson
(*)
(1944-1949)
Captain
George H. Anderson
"Andy"
(1944-1944)
Captain
Homer E. Anderson, Jr.
"Andy"
(1944-1945) (H=over 100)
Robert E. Anderson
"Bob"
(194?-194?)
(AAC)(PAA)
Captain
Robert S. Angle
"Bob"
(*)
(1941-1943)
(PAA Africa)
Captain (4-43)
Samuel Anglin
(possibly a "Jr.")
"Sammy/Sam"
(1942-1943) (H=XXX)
Captain
Thomas E. Applegate
(*)
(194?-194?)
Captain
Leo Atwater
(*)
(1944-1944)
(PAA)
Captain
William L. Baird
(*)
(1943-194?)
Captain (7/44)
Sherwin T. Ball
"Fuzzy"
(*)
(194?-1945)
Captain
Paul F. Baer
(1930-1930)
(probably) Captain
Julius Barr
(19??-194?)
Captain
Patrick Richard Martyn Barrington
(1939-19??)
(AVG)(FTL)
Captain
William E. Bartling
"Bill"
(1942-1945)
Captain
Samuel Belieff
"Sam"
(1943?-194?)
Co-Pilot
Harry J. Bennett
(1944-194?)
(UAL)
Captain
John Peter Billon
"Pete"
(*)
(1944-1945) (H=216)
(AVG)
Captain
Lewis Bishop
"Lew"
(*)
(194?-194?)
Captain
Paul Russell Bivens
"Russ"
(*)
(1943-1949) (H=600)
Co-Pilot
Bob Black
(193?-193?)
Captain
Jack M. Blackmore
(*)
(194?-1947) (H=350)
Captain
Harry R. Bolster
(194?-194?)
(FTL)
Captain (1945)
Carey Bowles
(*)
(1945-1947)
Morris Bohman/Bowman
Captain
Casey Boyd
(1943-194?)
Captain (late 1945)
Charles B. Branen
"Chuck" or "Charley"
(*)
(1945-1947)
Captain (1933)
Hiram Broiles
(*)
(1933-1937)
(AVG)
Captain (7/43)
Carl K. Brown
(*)
(1942-1945)
Captain
Harold Brown
(1936/7-1937)
(PAA-MIA)
Captain
Jack Brown
(1944-1945)
(ATA)
Co-Pilot
James S. Browne
"Jimmie"
(1942-1942)
Co-Pilot
Les Brown
(194?-194?)
Captain
Stephen Bruck
(194?-194?)
Captain
Gifford Bull
(*)
(1944-19445)
(TWA-ICD)(CAT)(SAT)(AA)
Captain
Donald E. Bussart
"Don"
(*)
(1944-1949) (H=XXX)
Captain
Howard Butts
(1943-194?)
Captain
J.J. Byrne
(194?-194?)
Captain
J. Vincent Byrne
"Jim" to his co-workers
"Vince" to his Family
(194?-194?)
Captain
Peer C. Carr
(1945-194?)
Captain
Glenn H. Carroll
(1943-1945)
Captain
William P. Carson
(194?-1949)
Captain
Allan Chambers
"Al"
(*)
(1945-1946)
Pilot
D. Chan
(194?-1943) (H=XXX)
Captain(?)
Kwok Keung Chan
(1944-1946)
Captain
T. L. Chan
(*)
(194?-1949)
Captain
T. Y. Chan
(*)
(194?-1949)
(CAT) (AA)
Co-Pilot
C.P. Chang
(1943-1947)
Co-Pilot
Chang, Szhe Pu

Chinese
(194?-1944)(H=XXXX)
Captain
W.I. Chang

Chinese
(19??-19??)
Captain
Y.T. Chang

Chinese
(194?-1944)
Captain
C.T. Chao

Chinese
(194?-1947)
Captain
James Charville
"Jim"
(*)
(194?-1943)
Captain
Hugh Chen
(1933-1949)
Captain
Jimmie Chen
(194?-1943)
Captain
K.W. Chen

Chinese
of Chevy Chase, Maryland
(194?-194?)
Co-Pilot
Hong Moon Chen
*
Captain
T.L. Chen
(194?-194?)
Captain
T.Y. Chen
(194?-194?)
Captain
Willie Chen
(1942/3-1945)
Pilot
Pai Hua Cheng
(194?-194?)
Co-Pilot
Franklin Chiang
(1942-1945)
Captain
Arthur S.T. Chin
"Art"
(1945-194?)
Captain
Ed Chin

(Chinese)
(1942?-194?)
Captain
Fred Y.T. Chin

(Chinese)
(1946-1949)
Captain
Lester Chin

(USA)
(1945-1946)
Captain (1936)
Moon Fun Chin
*
of San Francisco
(1933-1946) (H=XXX)
P.H. Chinn
aka
Bing H. Chinn
(194?-194?)
Captain
Harold T. Chinn
"H.T."

(Canadian)
(1937-1949)
Captain
Paul Chinn
(194?-1941)
Co-Pilot
Chu-Hsung Chou

Now using
Chu-Xiong Zhou
(194?-1949)
Co-Pilot/Captain(?)
V.N. Chow
(194?-19??)
Captain
Stephen Y.S. Chow

(Chinese)
(194?-1945)
Captain
H.M. Chu

(Chinese)
(194?-1945)
"Big" Chuan
(Chinese)
(1931-1931)
Captain
Gilbert D. Clark
(193?-19??)
(RCAF)
Captain
Donald Codrea
"Don"
(*)
(1944-1944)
Captain
Russell W. Coldren
(1943-1944/5) (H=XXX)
Captain
Robert Cole
(193?-19??)
Captain
Kenneth G. Colthorpe
"Ken"
(1946-1949)
Captain
Richard Conover
"Dick"
(193?-193?)
Captain
Robert Conrath
"Bob"
(194?-194?)
Captain
Charles Cook
"Cookie"
(1943-1943)
Captain
Ray Cooper

Ray and William
may be the same
person????
(194?-194?)
(ATA)(PAA-Ferry Div)
Captain
William Cooper
(1942-194?)
John R. Cory or Corey
(194?-1949)
Gerald L. Costello
(194?-194?)
Captain
Ursel Elbert Coulson
"Bert"
(*)
(1944-1944) (H=99)
(SAL/PSA)
Captain
Lynn Crapuchettes
(*)
(1944-1945) (H=XXX)
Captain
Carl Cummins, Jr.
(194?-194?)
(RCAF)
Captain (4/43)
Douglas Cunningham
"Doug"
(1942-194?)
Captain
Perry Briggs Cutburth
"Moe"
(*)
(1944-1949?)
(FTL)
Captain
James Dalby
"Jim"
(*)
(1943-1945) (H=418)
(PAA)(AA*)(CCA)(CAA)
Captain
Nelson B. David
(1933-193?)
(CAT)
Captain
Bill Davis
(193?-19??)
(AVG)
Captain
John J. Dean
(1942-1942) (H=XXX)
(CPA)
Captain
Sydney H. de Kantzow
"Syd"
(*)
(Australian)
Olga Greenlaw spells Syd's
name "DeCanzo" in her book,
The Lady and the Tigers
(194?-194?)
Captain
Vincent DeSalvatore
(194?-194?)
Captain
R.I. Dever
"Danny"
(194?-194?)
Captain
William Carter Dill
(194?-194?)
(RCAF)
Captain
Joseph A. Dionne
"Joe"
(1943-194?)
Co-Pilot
Albert Dobner
(1944-1944)
Captain
William A. Dudding
"Bill"
(194?-194?)
(PAA)
Captain
Ralph Du Vze
(1944 - 1946)
Elmer the Bear
(194?-194?)
Willie Eng
(19??-194?)
Captain
Robert W. Erne
"Bob"
(*)
(194?-194?)
Captain
Bill Ewing
(194?-194?)
Captain
P. L. Epperson
(194?-194?)
Co-Pilot
Fu Fang
(1944-1949)
(CPA)
Captain
Roy Farrell
(*)
(1943-1945)
Co-Pilot
C.C. Feng
(194?-1945)
Captain
Wyly Flint
(*)
(1943-194?)
Captain (4/46)
Jack Folz
(194?-194?)
(CATC)(SIA)
Co-Pilot
Andrew Yew Weng Fong
(*)
(194?-194?)
(CATC)(SIA)
Captain
Ben Fong
(194?-194?)
(PAA-Ferry Div)
Captain
James Ramsey Fox, Jr.
"Jim"
(*)
(1942-1943)
Captain
Joe Frampton
(194?-194?)
(PAA)
Captain
James Richard Frink, Jr.
(1933-1934)
Gallagher(?)
Everett Gardner
(19??-19??)
(MIA)
Captain
Robert Gast
(1933-1934)
Norm Geiger
(194?-194?)
(ATA)
Captain
J. Gen Genovese
(H=126)(1942-1943)
Captain
Robert Gentry
"Bob"
(194?-194?)
(CAT)(AA)(KAL)(JAL)
Captain
Alfred Russell Gibson
"Gibby"
(1943-1947)
(PCA)(UAL)
Captain
Raymond Gilliland
"Ray"
(*)
(1943-1945) (H=310)
(ATA)
Captain (4/43)
Aleck Gingiss
"Al"
(1942-1943) (H=XXX)
(USN)(TWA)
Captain
Oliver Glenn
(1944-1949)
Captain
Vernon M. Goodyear
(19??-19??)
(PAA)(CAT*)(NAL)
Captain
Peter J. Goutiere
"Pete"
(*)
(H=672)(1942-1947)
Captain
Richard Green
(*)
(194?-194?)
Co-Pilot
Roan J. Green
(194?-194?)
Captain
James M. Greenwood
(194?-194?)
(PAA-Ferry Div)
Captain
James Gregg
(1942-194?)
(AVG)(FTL)
Captian (3/43)
Clifford G. Groh
(*)
(1942-1945) (H=442)
Co-Pilot
Guzowski
(194?-1944)
(CAP)
Captain
Lester J. Hafferkamp
"Les"
(1944-1944?)
(ATC)(NEA)(UAL)
Captain
Barton N. Hahn
"Bart"
(*)
(1945-1946)
Captain
Burton Hall
(1933-1933?)
(AVG)
Captain
Lester Hall
"Les"

HELP!!!!
Could this also
J.L. Hall or Joe Hall?
Joe Hall hit a buffalo
on take off in calcutta
and knocked off a C-47
landing gear.
(1944-1945)
(PAA-Africa)
Captain (Aug 1943)
Charles Hammell
"Ridge"
(H=XXX) (194?-1945)
Captain
Jeff Hanan
(1944-1946) (H=384)
(PAA Alaska)
Captain (5/15/44)
Fletcher Hanks
"Christy"
(*)
(1943-1946)
(PAA)
Captain
Henry Joseph Hardin
"Joe"
(1944-1947)
Captain
Hugh W. Hash
"Wally"
(*)
(1948-1949)
Captain (9/47)
Donald K. Hassig
(1947-1949)
(PAA Africa)
Captain (7/43)
Raymond Hauptman
"Ray"
(1942-194?)
(PAG)
Captain (4?/33)
Frank J. Havelick
(1933-1937)
(WA)
Captain
Kenneth W. Healy
(194?-194?)
(AVG)(FTL)
Captain
Robert P. Hedman
"Duke"
(1942-1945)
Captain
Robert B. Heilig
"Bob"
(*)
(1943-1945)
John Helfrich
(19??-19??)
Captain
William Helling
"Bill"
(*)
(H=107) (1944-1945)
(RCAF)(USMC)
Pilot
Earl T. Hemminger
(*)
(1944-1944?)
Captain
Hensley
(19??-194?)
Captain
Hugh Hicks
(1945-1948)
(AAC)
Captain
Frank Higgs
"Dude"
(*)
(1940/1-1945) (H=XXX)
Captain
Raymond Hilgert
"Ray"
(1944-1944?)
Captain
Gerald Kirk Hills
"G.Kirk" or "Kirk"
(*)
(194?-194?) (H=XXX)
Captain
Munn Edward Hinds
(194?-194?)
Captain
Arthur Hing
(194?-194?)
(TWA)
Captain
Robert G. Hinkel
"Bob" or "Pop" or "Pappy"
(1943-1949)
Captain
Chin Ho

(Chinese)
(194?-194?)
(USMC)
Captain (11/43)
Thomas R. Hockswender
(*)
(1943-194?)
Fred Hodges
(19??-19??)
Captain
R.S. Holmes, Jr.
"Red"
(1943-194?)
(RAF)
Captain
R. Hoyer
(1943?- 194?)
I think that
Co-Pilot
C. L. Hsu and
Hsu Chin

are the same person
(19??-1949)
Co-Pilot
S.Y. Hsung
(194?-1949)
Co-Pilot
Renjie Hua

(Chinese)
(1945-1946)
Captain (3/43)
George Huang

(British)
(H=XXX) (1942/3-1945)
Co-Pilot (1947)
Peter Huang

(194?-194?)
Captain
James Hubbard
(1942?-194?) (H=XXX)
Harvey Hughs
(19??-19??)
Captain
James Hurst
"Jim"
(1944-1945)
Pilot
M.P. Hwang

Chinese
(194?-1943) (H=XXX)
Cookie Iwa,
from Texas.
(194?-194?)
(PAA-Africa, PAA, USAIR)
Captain
Robert W. Jenkins
"Bob"
(1943-1947) (H=400)
Jentry
(N.Y.R.B.A.)
Captain
Birger Johnsen
(1929-1930 or 1931)
(RCAF)
Captain
Russell Johnson

Are Russell and
Ralph Johnson
the same person?
(1942-194?)
Pilot
Henry R. Johnston
(194?-194?)
Captain
Eric Just

(German)
(1933-1937)
Bob Kashower
(194?-194?)
Captain (8/29)
Stephen T. Kaufman
"Steve"
first name may be Stan T.
(1929-19??)
Pilot
Dennis Stuart Kelly
(1944-1944)
(PAA)
Captain (3/15/44)
John William Kenehan
(*)
(1943-1945) (H=546)
Captain
Walter Campbell Kent
"Foxy"
(*)
(1933/4?-1940)
Captain
Paul Wirt Kessler
"Pop" or "Bill"
(*)
(1941-1944) (H=XXX)
(UAL)
Captain (1/36)
Arthur R. Kidder
(1935-194?)
Captian (1945?)
Arthur Kininmonth
"Art"
(*)
(1945-1947) (H=XXX)
Jay Kirkman
(19??-19??)
(PAA Ferries and Africa)(CAT)(AAM)
Captain
Enos C. Kirkpatrick
"Kirk"
(1942-1948)
Captain (5/24/45)
Frank A. Knapke
(1942-1948)
Captain
Richard V. Krupke
"Rich"
(194?-194?)
Captain
Bernard T. Kuhlmeier
(194?-1949)
Captain
Joe Kurzman
(1943-194?)
Captain
Stephen A. Kusak
"Steve"
(*)
(1943-1949)
Pilot
Henry Lambert
"Hank"
(1944-1945?)
(ATA)
Captain
James Lane
"Skippy"
(194?-194?) (H=XXX)
(AVG)(USMC)
Captain (3/43)
C. H. Laughlin
"Link"
(1942-1944)
(RCAF)
Captain
Edward Leatherbury
"Ed"
(1942-194?)
Co-Pilot
F. C. Lee, Fong Chio Lee AKA Andrew Lee
(1944-1949)
Co-Pilot
P.T. Lee
(194?-194?)
Joseph Lemouse
or could it be
Joseph Lee Mouse???

HELP!
Do you know
anything about
this man?
(19??-19??)
(TWA)
Captain
Royal Leonard
"Roy"
(1936-1943)
(SIA)
Captain
Min Sin Leong
(194?-194?)
T.R. Leong
(19??-19??)
Captain
K.Y. Leung

(Chinese)
(194?-194?)
(CAT, AA)
Co-Pilot
H.L. Leung
(1944-1949)
Co-Pilot
L.T. Leung
(193?-1940)
Co-Pilot
C. Li
(early 193?-early 193?)
H.H. Liang
(19??-194?)
Captain
K.Y. Liang
(1942?-194?)
Liang Kuan-yi
(19??-1931)
Liang Pi-ang
(19??-1931)
Captain
W.T. Liang
(1945-1949)
Co-Pilot
Lieu Chung-chaun
(193?-1938)
Captain
Lin Chin-tai
(193?-19??)
Co-Pilot
L. Lin
(194?-194?)
Captain
Anson Lisk, Jr.
(*)
(1944-1945) (H=96)
Pilot
Howard Littlefield
(194?-194?)
C.F. Liu
(Chinese)
(194?-1944)
(AVG)(CAT)(FTL)
Captain
Ernest W. Loane
"Bus"
(1942-1947) (H-about 600)
Captain (3/43)
M.K. Loh

(Chinese)
(1943-1943)
Pilot Y. P. Loh
(Chinese)
Captain
Andrew Longbotham
"Andy"
(194?-1946)
Captain
Thomas Loomis
"Tom"
(1943-1944) (H=XXX)
Captain
Howard George Loux
"George"
(194?-194?)
Captain (1/15/45)
H.R. Lucas
"Pete"
(19??-19??)
Captain
W.W. Lundy
"Woody"
(194?-194?)
CATC
Captain (10/43)
Albert Mah
"Al"
(*)
(Canadian)
Ced's older brother
(H=XXX) (1943-1944)
Captain
Cedric Mah
"Ced"
(*)
(Canadian)
Al's younger brother
(H=337) (1944-1946)
(CAF)
Captain
K.L. Mah

(Canadian)
(not related to Al and Ced)
(194?-1944)
Captian (5/25/45)
William J. Maher
"Bill"
(*)
(1944-1946) (H=XXX)
Pilot
Harvey Mahrt
(194?-194?)
Captain
David P. Majors
"Dave"
(*)
(1943-194?)
Captain
Lopez Mantoux
"Monte"
(194?-194?)
Jimmy Mar
(We Flew Without Guns
page 193)
(194?-194?)
Captain
Richard Marchant
"Dick"
(194?-1944)
(AURI)
Captain
James H. Maupin
"Jim" or "Maupin"
(1943-194?)
(PAA)
Captain
Donald McBride
"Don"
(1943-1945) (H=524)
Captain
Robert B. McCaleb
(194?-194?)
Captain
Lloyd C. McClellan
(*)
(194?-194?) (H=XXX)
(PAG)
Captain
James R. McCleskey
"Mac"
(*)
(1933-1937/8)
Captain
Howard C. McCracken
(1944?-194?)
Captain
Donald McDaniel
(*)
(194?-194?)
(AAC)(PAA)
Captain
William C. McDonald, Jr.
"Mac" or "Billy"
(1939-1947)
Captain and Chief Pilot
James H. McDivitt
"Jim"
(194?-1949)
(ATC)(CATC)
Captain
Foster McEdward
"Mac"
(1946-1948)
(PAA)
Captain
Victor B. McHenry
"Vic"
(1943-1945)
(C-W)
Captain (11/43)
Thomas McKinney
(1943-1944)
Ernest McIlwain
(19??-19??)
Edward Meyer
"Ed"

(19??-19??)
Captain
Francis Joseph Michiels
"Joe"
(1945-1948)
(AVG)
Captain (3/43)
Einar I. Mickelson
"Mickey"
(*)
(1942-1944) (H=XXX)
Mierer
Captain
Robert P. Miller
"Bob"
(H=XXX)(194?-194?)
Captain (9/17/45)
Stanley A. Miller
(194?-194?) (H-XXX)
(AAL)
Captain
Hewitt F. Mitchell
(1932/3-1936)
(FTL)
Captain
Ralph Mitchell, Jr.
(1947/8-1949)
Captain
James Monahan
(194?-194?)
Captain
Alfred Preston Moore
"Preston" or "Press"
(1946?-1949?)
(AURI)
Captain
Ladnor Maurice Moore
"Lad"
(*)
(1944-194?)
(RAF - American Eagle Squadron)
Captain
Richard Moore
"Jim" or "Indian Jim"
(*)
(1944-194?)
Captain (4/20/45)
Ogburn L. Morgan
"O.L." or "Toad"
(*)
(194?-194?)
(AVG)
Captain (3/43)
Robert C. Moss
"Moose"
(1942-1945) (H=XXX)
Captain
Richard C. Mulloy
"Dick"
(194?-194?)
Captain
Millard K. Nasholds
(1943-194?) (H=XXX)
K.I. Nieh
also known as
Nieh Kai-i

Assistant Operations
Manager,
Pilot and Vice-Director of
Operations of CNAC in 1931.
(PAG)
Captain
Floyd Nelson
(1932/3?-1937)
(ATA)
Captain
Richard C. Newmeyer
"Dick"
(*)
(194?-194?)
Captain
Archie E. Newton
"Bud"
(*)
(1943-1944)
Captain
Earl R. Norman
"Butch"
(1945-1949)
Captain
Howard Dutton Norris
(1931-19??)
Captain
Tom Nowling
(194?-194?)
Captain
Jack O'Brien
(194?-194?)
Captain
William Odom
"Bill"
(194?-194?)
Captain
Joe O'Dwyer
(194?-194?)
(AAL)
Captain
Byron O'Hara
(1935-1936/7?)
Captain
Joseph James O'Hare
"Joe"
(1946-1948/9)
George Ohrnberger
(193?-193?)
(RCAF)
Captain
Alfred V. Oldenburg
"Al"
(1942-194?) (H=182 or 186?)
Co-Pilot
Pai

Is this the
same as Pia?

(Chinese)
Co-Pilot
K.F. Pan

(Chinese)
(1930-1930)
Captain (1945/6)
John S. Papajik
(*)
(1945/6-1947)
(AURI)
Captian
Leonard Lee Parish
Also known as "Len" or "CC"
(*)
(1944-1949)
Captain
A.L. Patterson
(193?-19??)
Nelson Pell
(19??-19??)
(ATA)
Captain
John Petach
"Pete"
(*)
(1943-1945) (H=XXX)
N.K. Pian
Captain
Bert H. Pollock
(*)
(1944-194?)
Captain
Gordon Poon
(193/4?-1949)
J.A. "Jimmy" Porter
(194?-1942)
(AURI)
Captain
Robert W. Pottschmidt
"Potty"
(*)
(1936-1949) (H=520)
(TWA)(IAF)(DA)
Captain (10/18/44)
Eugene J. Powers
"Gene"
(1944-1947) (H=XXX)
(AVG)(FTL)
Captain
Robert W. Prescott
"Bob"
(*)
(1942-1944) (H=300+)
Captain
Rolf Brandt Preus
*
(1945-194?)
(PAA)(RAF)(ATA)
Captain
Albert Joseph Privensal
"Pri" or "Al"
(1943-1943) (H=XXX)
Captain
Eddie Quin
(*)
(Australian)
(H=XXX) (19??-1946)
Captain
Cecil Quinn
"C.T."
(19??-194?)
(AVG)(CATC)(FTL)
Captain
Robert J. Raine
"Catfish"
(1942-1945)
(POAS)
Captain
Donald C. Reece
"Don"
(1948-1948)
Captain
Robert Rengo
"Bob"
(1944-1946) (H=XXX)
(AAC)(CAMCO)
Captain
Roger M. Reynolds
(1938/9-194?)
(RAF)
Captain
Ace Richards
(1943-194?)
Captain
Leon F. Roberts
"Robbie/Robby"
(1944/5-194?) (H=XXX)
(ATA)(PAA-Ferry Div)
Captain
George A. Robertson
"Robbie" or "Robby"(??)
(1942-1946)
(AVG)(FTL)(CAT)
Captain (3/43)
Camille Joseph Rosbert
"Joe"
(H=???)(1942-1945)
(AVG)(CAT)(FTL)
Captain
John Richard Rossi
"Dick"
(*)
(H=735+)(1942-1945)
Captain
Charles O. Rountree
(194?-194?)
(PAA)
Captain
George Rumill
(1933-1933)
Captain (8/20/47)
Eddie R. Russell
(*)
(1947-1949)
(CAT)
Captain
Tom Sailer
(194?-194?)
Captain (4/1/45)
Arnold Schilperoot
(194?-194?)
Captain
C.R. Schofield
"Bob"
(1945-1945)
(PAA)
Captain
Marshall Schroeder
"Mike"
(1943-1943)
Co-Pilot
William H. Schuler
(*)
(1941-1942)
Captain
Stephen W. Schuster
"Steve"
(1944-1946) (H=XXX)
Captain
James Scoff
"Jimmy"
(H=XXX)(1943-1944)
(AAC)(PAL)
Captain
Emil Silvan Scott
"Scotty"
(*)
(1941-1942)
(PAA)
Captain
Cecil G. Sellers
"Pop"
(1933-1938)
(AVG)
Captain
Van Shapard, Jr.
(1942-1945)
(RCAF)
Captian (3/43)
Charles L. Sharkey
(*)
(1943?-1947) (H=508)
(PAA)
Captain
Charles Lamb Sharp, Jr.
"Chuck"
(1933-1947)
Joe Shen
(Chinese)
(193?-1941)
Tsung-Jin Shen
(Chinese)
(194?-1945)
(Canadian Air Force)(AAC)(PAA)
Captain
Byron F. Sherrill
(*)
(1948-1949)
(FTL)
Captain
Robert B. Sherwood
"Bob"
(*)
(1944-194?)
Sheviers
Shih
Chinese co-pilot to
Royal Leonard.
See page 254 of
I Flew For China
(AVG)(FTL)
Captain (3/43)
Eriksen E. Shilling
(1942-1948) (H=700)
(CATC(1))
Captain
Walter Young Bok Shin
(1944-1946)(H=???)
(CITS)
Captain
John Shoemaker
"Johnny"
(1945-1947)
(CATC)
Captain
Gerald R. Shrawder
"Jerry"
(1946-194?)
G.C. Shuler
(19??-194?)
(USAF)
Captain
Richard Simons
(1935-1937)
Prissy Singh
(CAT)
Captain
Felix Smith
(1945-1946)
Captain (3/46)
Gordon Smith
"G.V."
(1946-1949) (H=10 to 15)
(RCAF)
Captain
Henry A. Smith
"Hank"
(*)
(1943-194?) (H= over 500?)
Melvin D. Smith
(194?-194?)
(FTL)
Captain
Oakley M. Smith, Jr.
(194?-1949)
Captain
V. Edward Smith
"Eddie"
(1931?-1937?)
(PAA Africa?)
Captain
William Smith
"Hal"
(1944-1945)
Captain (3/43)
Richard Snell
"Dick"
(1942?-1945?)
(FTL)
Captain
Wayne Powell Snyder
*
(1944-1946)
Paul Soha
(194?-194?)
Captain
Quinn Sowell
(194?-194?)
Captain
Glen W. Spencer
(194?-194?)
Captain
Gene L. Stevens
(194?-194?)
Captain
Nelson R. Stewart
(1948-1949)
Pilot
Billy E. Stone
*
(1944-1944)
(FTL)
Captain
Richard Stratford
"Dick" or "Dicky"
or "Dickie Bird"
(*)
(H= about 550)(1943-194?)
(FTL)
Captain (12/1/43)
Richard Stuelke
"Dick"
(1943-1945) (H=about 450)
Pilot
Charles Sullivan
(194?-194?)
Co-Pilot
C. C. Sun
(19??-1947)
(RAF Ferry Command)
Captain (12/42)
Charles Marinus Sundby
"Charley"
(1942-1948)
Co-Pilot
Waty Sung
(Chinese)
(see We Flew Without Guns
page 1)
Pilot
Jerry Swantek
(1943?-1945?)
(PAA)
Captain
Harold A. Sweet
"Hal"
(*)
(1937/8-1946)
Captain
Stefan Szydlowski
(1942-1944)
Pilot
Johnny Tai

(Malayan-Chinese)
(194?-194?)
Co-Pilot
H.C. Tan
Pilot
Chiu F. Tang
(*)
(194?-194?)
Pilot
Chong Huang Tang
(*)
(1943-1949)
(CAT)
Captain
Clyde Theurer Tarbet
"Tud"
(*)
(1945-1948)
Captain
James Tate
(1945-194?)
Co-Pilot
Teng

(Chinese)
Captain
Samuel Edwin Terry
(194?-194?) (H=XXX)
Captain
William Edward Terry
(194?-194?) (H=XXX)
Captain
Joy Thom
(1936-1941)
Co-Pilot
L. Thom
(194?-1943)
Co-Pilot
P.H. Thom
(19??-19??)
Captain
Albert Thorwaldson
"Al"
(*)
(194?-1945) (H=XXX)
Co-Pilot
Ting

(Chinese)
(19??-1944)
Tom - Chinese Pilot
I Flew For China
Page 222
Pilot
Guy N. Tomberlin
(194?-194?)
Co-Pilot
C. or T. Tong
(194?-1943)
Co-Pilot
Tonjee

Chinese co-pilot with
Frank Higgs on fatal crash
October 20, 1945.
(194?-1945)
John E. Trotter
(194?-194?)
Co-Pilot
Tuan, Pao Tai (段保泰)
(194?-1946)
Captain
John R. Tucker
(1945-194?)
Captain
Weldon Tutwiler
(194?-1944)
Captain
Charles Uban
"Charlie"
(1943-1945)
(H= more than 524,
but less than 550)
(PAA)
Captain
Charles S. Vaughn
"Chili"
(1930- 1936/7?
then a break in service?)
Captain
John Vivian
(194?-194?)
Captain
Donald Wang
(1942-1944) (H=XXX)
Co-Pilot
W.L. Wang

(Chinese)
(19??-1944) (H=XXX)
Captian
Warren
Could be William D.
or Hardin
or "Hardhead"?
Check his picture
(1944-1945)
(FTL)
Captain
Jules H. Watson
(*)
(1943-1949) (H=XXX)
Captain
Jahaziah Shaw Webb, III

(194?-1949) (H=XXX)
Captain (3/44)
Jeff Weiner
(1943-1945) (H=XXX)
(PAA-Ferry Div)
Captain
Orin Welch
(1942-1943) (H=XXX)
(PAA)
Captain
Charles J. Wellstead
(1943-194?)
Captain
Harold W. Wells

(194?-1949) (H=XXX)
Co-Pilot
Hsian Lai Wen
(*)
(194?-194?)
(WAL)(ATC)
Captain
Charles B. West
"Chuck"
(*)
(H=0153) (1944?-1945?)
Captain
Sidney Wilson
"Sid"
(*)
(1944-1945)
Captain
Tommy S. Wing

(USA)
(194?-194?)
Captain
Carl Wiss
"Candy"
(*)
(1944-1947/8?)
Pilot
Bernard Wong
"Barney"
(193?-1941)
C. Wong
(19??-19??)
Captain
Donald S. Wong
(1936-1945)
Captain
Thomas S. Wong
"Tommie"
(1944-1946)
Captain
Young G. Wong

(USA)
(194?-194?)
(PAA)
Hugh Leslie Woods
"Woodie"
(*)
(1933-1947) (H=XXX)
(AVG)
Captain (3/43)
Allen M. Wright
"Al"
(*)
(1942-1943) (H=XXX)
Co-Pilot
D. Wu
(19??-194?) (H=XXX)
Pilot
Eddie Wu
(19??-194?) (H=XXX)
Pilot
G.D. Wu
(19??-194?) (H=XXX)
Pilot
K.C. Wu
(19??-194?) (H=XXX)
Pilot
Zidan Wu
(1942-1948) (H=300)
Co-Pilot
Xv DingZhong

(Chinese)
(1943-1945) (H=???)
Jack Yale
Captain
John C. J. Yea

(Chinese)
(19??-1947)
Co-Pilot
P.C. Yen

(Chinese)
(19??-1947)
Co-Pilot
Samuel S.C. Yen

(Chinese)
(1943-1949)
Sam(?) York
(PAA Africa?)
Captain
Wilson York
(194?-194?)
Captain
Austin Young
"Ozzie"
(194?-194?)
Captain (8/8/45)
Jack Young
(1945-1949)
Co-Pilot
K.T. Yu
(19??-19??)
Captain
Y.H. Yu
(1947-1949)
Yue,
Chinese co-pilot to
Royal Leonard.
See page 248 of
I Flew For China
(193?-19??)
Jack Yule
(194?-194?)
Co-Pilot
Yi Zhang
(1948-1949)
Co-Pilot
Bing Zhou
(1944-1949)
Co-Pilot
Chu-Zioany Zhou
Is this the same person as
Co-Pilot
Chu-Hsung Chou
?
(194?-194?)
Captain (10/45)
Donald Ray Zimmerman
"Don"
(*)
(1945-1947) (H=65)

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