Linton Daily Citizen in Linton, Indiana

Turbulent flights and near misses on the Kunming route

A World War II era pilot recounts multiple engine failures and near crashes while flying a C-53 between Kunming and Dinjan. He battles thick fog, sleet, and a blown oil pump, makes a single engine instrument approach, and survives a second emergency that nearly ends in the jungle. The saga ends with a vacation offer and a Calcutta leg arranged by Dinjan’s chief pilot.