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ARTIFACT:
This is a bound copy of the CAT (Civil Air Transport) Bulletin, Volume 7, No.1 � No. 7, No. 12 Jan 1955 � Dec. 1955. CAT was a Chinese airline established in 1946 by famed General and leader of the American Volunteer Group, Claire Chennault, along with Whiting Willauer. The company's airplanes, many of them piloted by former Flying Tigers, first flew humanitarian airlifts and then became integral in Chiang Kai-Shek's efforts against the Communists in China, eventually evacuating Chinese citizens to Taiwan after the fall of his government. In 1950 the CIA acquired CAT and used the airline for secret missions to China even though on the surface it appeared to be solely a civilian airline. These bound volumes originally belonged to Eve Myers, who was Claire Chennault's personal secretary and what appears to be the CAT office manager after he passed away in 1958. CAT became Air America in 1959. Each volume has several photographs (some of Chennault), human interest stories, company information and tons of super "CAT" cartoon advertisements. We have several other bound volumes representing different years available for sale separately: please see links at the bottom of this page.
VINTAGE:
Circa Jan. 1954 � Dec. 1954
SIZE:
Volume 7 (No. 1-12). Approximately 11-1/4" in height and 8-1/2" in width and 1-1/16" in thickness.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Embossed cloth-bound cover, paper.
ATTACHMENT:
Glued binding.
MARKINGS:
VOL. 7 NO. 1 � VOL. 7 NO. 12 JAN. 1954 � DEC. 1954 Eve Myers (embossed upon cover).
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a United States Army Air Forces collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VFJX08 LEIEX10/14 SEJJX10/14
CONDITION:
7+ (Very Fine+): The book is in fine overall condition: some light wear to the cover and the spine; some separation from the binding in spots (all pages are present); yellowing of endpapers.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
