 Frank Brockway Letts, Jr. About mid 1940's 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 in 1950. He became a navigator with the Overseas National Airways, later Chief Navigator with World Airways. Al Turney March 10, 2023 I received the following from Frank's son Greg Letts... Watch this first, but skip the ads. Tom, I am still stuck in this history of when these men flew the raids over Tokyo and landed in China because the fuel they carried from the carriers wasn't enough for them to make it home. Their stories aren't wildly told and only a few that had families that served during this period remember the stories and heroism of this time. My mother came from this area of China that the Japanese occupied. So I find this movie and what it portrays very important for me. Mother suffered under the hands of the Japanese my dad met her and they married in Shanghai. I once told my brother about these men my father flew with when they gathered for my dads funeral. I told my brother to take a look at these men their unique story about this time is dying with them. I treasure this story and the men that served during WWII and after. It is my heritage and am greatful to know as much as I know about this time and the men in it. Respectfully, Greg Letts  or would like to be added to the CNAC e-mail distribution list, please let the CNAC Web Editor, Tom Moore, know. Thanks! |