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MR. JAMES M. DALBY, CNAC Chairman of the Board, San Diego Aerospace Museum: Mr. Dalby was both an experienced civilian pilot and a member of the Army Air Corps Reserve by the time the U. S. entered the Second World. His first war-time assignment was training Army Air Force pilots in San Diego, California. From May of 1943 until April of 1945 Mr. Dalby served with the China National Aviation Corporation, flying supplies throughout China and directly supporting Allied combat operations in Burma. While flying with CNAC, Dalby would complete 418 missions over the treacherous "Hump" air route. Following his CNAC service, he joined the United States Coast Guard, where he served the remaining months of the Second World War aboard a United States Coast Guard ship. Following the War, Mr. Dalby moved to South America where he became the Chief Pilot for TACA de Venezuela Airlines. Following TACA, Dalby returned to the U. S. and flew for more than five years with Flying Tiger Airlines. He then entered the business arena and began a number of successful San Diego based businesses undertakings. Today Dalby is a highly respected aviator and noted aviation historian who has logged nearly 30,000 hours of flight time and continues to maintains a number of Federal Aviation Agency ratings and proficiency certificates. |
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