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By the end of 1949, with the proclamation of the new People’s Republic of China by Communist Party leader Mao Zedong, many of CNAC’s assets were absorbed by the new government.
#DefunctThursday #CNAC
This tweet was posted on April 07, 2022.
After the Allied victory in August 1945, the airline secured a system of eight primary routes throughout China all the while struggling against a backdrop of increasing civil war. #DefunctThursday #CNAC
This tweet was posted on April 07, 2022.
As Japan waged war on China in 1937, CNAC evacuated Shanghai, its original headquarters and home base in August and relocated to Chongqing. In trying to avoid Japanese detection, the airline pioneered the routes over the Himalayas. #DefunctThursday #CNAC
This tweet was posted on April 07, 2022.
From 1929 to 1936, CNAC logged a total of 46,404 passengers and 838,271 pounds of mail flown over 5,538,974 miles. #DefunctThursday #CNAC
This tweet was posted on April 07, 2022.
China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) was Asia’s first sustained commercial airline. Scheduled service began on October 21, 1929, along a 525-mile route from Shanghai to Hankou with two passengers and one pound of mail. #DefunctThursday #CNAC
This tweet was posted on April 07, 2022.
From 1929 to 1936, CNAC logged a total of 46,404 passengers and 838,271 pounds of mail flown over 5,538,974 miles. #DefunctThursday #CNAC
This tweet was posted on March 31, 2022.
China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) was Asia’s first sustained commercial airline. Scheduled service began on October 21, 1929, along a 525-mile route from Shanghai to Hankou with two passengers and one pound of mail. #DefunctThursday #CNAC
This tweet was posted on March 31, 2022.
CNAC's first planes in 1929 were Loening Air Yachts, which were housed in bamboo hangars: http://t.co/9CjusSSu4D #CNAC #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 24, 2014.
A DC-2 1/2? You bet: http://t.co/8jSureHu7Z #genius #CNAC #avgeek #pilotlife
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2014.
With links to amazing pics of the DC-3 #CNAC 100! RT @GregoryCrouch: “The Legend of CNAC” exhibit at the SFO Museum http://t.co/PX3F6lJjg8
This tweet was posted on September 11, 2014.
We helped reunite a 99 yr old former pilot with the DC-3 he flew for #CNAC in the '40s! Story by @dcatchpole: http://t.co/kht7m00KAA #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 08, 2014.