“Chili” Vaughn, pilot for CNAC and Pan Am

Unbeknownst to Chili, a flight he was scheduled to fly in 1932 was held past its normal departure time for a very special passenger:

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Nationalist leader of China. The result of that decision made for a very interesting tale...

 Letterhead from China National Aviation Corporation, CNAC, 1935

Chili & the Generalissimo: Read the PDF

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