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Author: Felix Smith Publisher: Potomac Books ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 344
Book Description
This is the story of how, at the end of World War II, a young American pilot, Felix Smith, had to choose between returning home to a job with a commercial airline and remaining in Asia. Smith chose to stay, becoming one of the first pilots to fly for Gener
Author: Felix Smith Publisher: Potomac Books ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 344
Book Description
This is the story of how, at the end of World War II, a young American pilot, Felix Smith, had to choose between returning home to a job with a commercial airline and remaining in Asia. Smith chose to stay, becoming one of the first pilots to fly for Gener
Author: Felix Smith Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 348
Book Description
The author was a pilot for a China-based airline known as the Civil Air Transport, reputed to be the most shot at in the world. Smith recounts in vivid detail his experiences ferrying troops and equipment for the Nationalists during the China civil war, supplying supplies to war-torn regions, and flying other missions during post-World War II conflicts. 16 photos.
Author: Jo Winter Publisher: Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd ISBN: 1786791722 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 328
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This first edition of South China Sea is the successor to Stephen Davies and Elaine Morgan's Cruising Guide to Southeast Asia, Volume I (Imray). Building on the earlier work, this new edition has been updated and expanded to include coverage of Cambodia and Taiwan. For the past 12 years, Jo Winter has been cruising these waters in her 45' Island Packet, Brother Wind, and she describes it as one of the most diverse, beautiful, unspoilt and undiscovered sailing areas in the world. The book covers thousands of miles of coastline, a multitude of islands and inland up many of the region's navigable rivers. Along with a comprehensive range of information to help with planning a cruise in this region, the introductory section details weather information, including coverage of typhoons, and also indicates piracy risk areas to be avoided. Sailing directions include small scale area plans to orientate the navigator and larger scale plans to show details of harbours and anchorages. Full colour throughout, the plans and numerous photographs illustrate key features and places. Whether transiting the region or planning a more extended cruise along any of the coastlines bordering the South China Sea, this guide is an essential companion.
Author: Robert L. Willett Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 1640120254 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 237
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On Tuesday, November 17, 1942, aircraft CNAC No. 60 climbed slowly toward the Himalayas, growing smaller and smaller until it finally faded from sight, never to be seen again—until seventy years later. This is the story of one family’s search for answers about the aircraft and its crew, particularly the co-pilot, James S. Browne. Browne was a pilot for China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), an airline jointly owned by the Republic of China and Pan American World Airways and flown under contract with the U.S. Army Air Corps. CNAC’s mission was to pioneer and fly the dangerous Hump routes over the Himalayas to deliver gasoline, weapons, ammunition, and war goods. These supplies were desperately needed to keep China in the war, for if China left the war, more than one million Japanese troops would be free to control the Pacific. Browne and his crew were killed in a plane crash while en route to Dinjan Airfield in India for supplies. Rescue missions following their disappearance were unsuccessful. Nearly forty years later, Robert L. Willett picks up where the search left off, hoping to find Browne, his missing cousin. After gathering crash-site information on a trip to China, Willett sends a search team on three ascents up Cang Shan Mountain near Dali, China, and finally strikes metal—the scattered wreckage of Browne’s C-47. From the very beginning of the discovery eight years ago, Willett’s efforts to excavate the site and bring Jimmie Browne home have encountered bureaucratic roadblocks with U.S. government agencies and the Chinese government. His search-and-recover mission continues even today.
Author: Felix Smith
Author: Felix Smith
Author: Felix Smith
Author: Great Britain. Hydrographic Department
Author: Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept
Author: Jo Winter
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Author: John William King
Author: Robert L. Willett
Author: Great Britain. Hydrographic Department
Author: Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept