'' China 's Wings : War , Intrigue , Romance and Adventure in the Middle Kingdom during the Golden Age of Flight '' is a 2012 book by Gregory Crouch , published by Bantam Books . The book discusses the history of the China National Aviation Corporation ( CNAC ) and is focused on William Langhorne Bond as the central character . Harry Eagar of the '' Maui News '' stated that " is largely a biography of Bond . " The book also describes Moon Fun Chin , a Chinese-American who rose from peasant roots , to become a lead CNAC pilot and finally to owning his own airline . Among other events , the book discusses the establishment of the first airline in China , the Second Sino-Japanese War , " The Hump " airlift , and the 1938 Kweilin incident . The book ends after the 1949 Communist takeover
Kweilin incident
Kweilin incident
China's Wings