In the 1943-45 log book of Don McBride, Don listed his home address as: Donald E. Bussart Dudley, Illinois  Top row left to right: Ed Terry, Vic McHenry, Chars. Rountree, Don Bussart Bottom Row: Robbie Roberts, Julius Petach (This photo and the caption came from "Wings Over Asia" Volume IV. Terry's, Bussart's and Rountree's names aren't quite correct.  Your CNAC Web Editor, Tom Moore, would like to thank Joe Frigge, Don's neighbor, for e-mailing the following information and photos. Thank you Joe and thank you Don, too. Was born December 18, 1919 on an Illinois farm. His pilot's license number is 58916 which was issued in 1938 - TWA - ICD, ATC B-4 CNAC. After CNAC came Burma, then Indonesia - CAT-SAT Air America, until the end of 1975. He returned to his place of birth in 1978 after 34 years and 34,000 hours as a pilot in the far east Orient. He is now residing on ancestral farm sleeping in the same room he was born in, with his own private air strip and numerous antique aircrafts. Don and his wife, Kakuao, have been married since 1978.  By Hospital at Dinjan upper Assam  Preparing for flight C-46  In flight C-46  Delivering a load of gold to China (note Gold bar's laying at Don's feet)  Liakiang airstrip (a one way only in-out clearing)  Don by C-47, 1944  Enroute to Airport 1944 Destination China  Captain Bussart   or would like to be added to the CNAC e-mail distribution list, please let the CNAC Web Editor, Tom Moore, know. Thanks! |