FRANK BROCKWAY LETTS, JR. (1915 - 1997)
"Pappy"
(Navigator)
(CNAC 1947 - 1949)
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From the 1965, 1971 and 1995 CNAC Mailing List, Frank listed his address as: Frank Letts 1271 Bedford Street Fremont, Calif 94202 From: Bob Smullen, FTL Nav Date: 11/2/2003 Time: 7:16:54 PM Remote Name: adsl-66-122-67-131.dsl.snlo01.pacbell.net Comments CNAC navigator Frank Letts died about four years ago. He held a speed record for one of his flights from Shanghai to Japan. He later became the Chief Navigator at World Airways. Several CNAC crewmembers flew at World Airways in the early sixties. At last contact, Frank's son still lived in Fremont, CA. November 4, 2004 Frank (Pappy) Letts was in the Army Air Corps -- stationed on Bougainvillea in the Pacific; transferrer to Shanghai. Discharged from the service to join CNAC. Met his wife, Olga, in Shanghai. Got her to Hong Kong just as the Communist took the city. They returned to the States iin 1950. He bacame a navigator with the Overseas National Airways, later Chief Navigator with World Airways. Al Turney ![]() or would like to be added to the CNAC e-mail distribution list, please let the CNAC Web Editor, Tom Moore, know. Thanks! |