correspondence: William L. Bond to Harold Bixby [photocopy]

Date:12/17/1941
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Collection of SFO Museum
Accession Number:2019.121.1272 a e
Dimensions:11 x 8 1/2 inches (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Employee Career History
Subcategory:Correspondence, Personal
Description

Photocopy of typewritten letter from William L. Bond to Harold M. Bixby, dated December 17, 1941 in Chungking [Chongqing]; includes description of invasion of Hong Kong by the Japanese military on December 8; evacuating aircraft from Hong Kong, aircraft already destroyed there; attempts to evacuate CNAC personnel, currency, and equipment from Hong Kong, as well as Hong Kong officials; bombing of the Kai Tak Airport; arrival in Chungking and perspectives on the evacuation; mentions Captain Ralph, [Charles] Sharp, [Zygmund] Soldinski, [Robert] Angle, [William] Schuler, [Ernest?] Price, [Paul] Kessler, [Emil] Scott, [Hugh] Woods, Hugh Chen, Frank [“Dude”] Higgs, [William] McDonald, , Moon Chin, Harold Sweet, Mr. Moss, Dr. [H.H.] and Madame Kung, Mr. Maish, Mrs. K.C. Huang, Mr. Fox, Mr. Loy Chang, Mrs. Young, K.P. Chen, Madame Chu Chia-hua, Mr. Moss, P.Y. Wong, Mr. Shaefer and Mr. Kropff, Colonel Hughes, K.P. Chen, Tsuyi Pei, Mr. Cassells, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, Sir Frederick Timms.

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