Perilous Missions: Civil Air Transport and CIA Covert Operations in Asia (2nd Revised edition)

Civil Air Transport (CAT), founded in China after World War II by Claire Chennault and Whiting Willauer, was initially a commercial carrier specializing in air freight. Its role quickly changed as CAT became first a paramilitary adjunct of the Nationalist Chinese Air Force, then the CIA's secret air force in Korea, then the most shot-at airline in the world in French Indochina, and eventually becoming reorganized as Air America at the height of the Vietnam War. Read More

Civil Air Transport (CAT), founded in China after World War II by Claire Chennault and Whiting Willauer, was initially a commercial carrier specializing in air freight. Its role quickly changed as CAT became first a paramilitary adjunct of the Nationalist Chinese Air Force, then the CIA's secret air force in Korea, then the most shot-at airline in the world in French Indochina, and eventually becoming reorganized as Air America at the height of the Vietnam War. Read Less

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