The Black Bats: CIA Spy Flights over China from Taiwan 1951-1969 Review

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The Black Bats: CIA Spy Flights over China from Taiwan 1951-1969 ReviewAuthor Chris Pocock, well-known for his mastery of the story of the U-2 spyplane, must be congratulated for getting this facinating and almost totally unknown story published in English (an initial version of this story was researched, written and published in Chinese by aviation historian Clarence Fu, aka Fu Jing Ping). As the subtitle says, this is the true story of daring clandestine flights by the flight crews of the Air Force of the Republic of China, based on Taiwan, deep into the territory of their arch enemy, the Peoples Republic of China. There was clearly nothing 'cold' about this chapter of the Cold War. Many of the aircraft - CIA-supplied B-17's, P2V Neptunes, A-26's and others - from Taiwan were shot down when the Communists put up increasing effective defenses to stop the intruders. The flights by the Chinese 34th Squadron - The "Black Bats" - were conducted to infiltrate intelligence agents and paramilitary teams, to drop psychological warfare leaflets, and to collect electronic intelligence (ELINT) on China's radar systems. It's not really possible to tell which information came from Mr. Fu and what Mr. Pocock added to the earlier Chinese version, but we are very fortunate that Mr. Pocock got this book published in English. It's a great story, well told, full of important details, and facinating (and very rare) photos. Very highly recommended, if not essential reading, for those interested in the Cold War, clandestine operations, the CIA, exotically-modified aircraft (including gorgeous glossy black P-3's), and the 'war' fought between the Nationalist Chinese on Taiwan and the Chinese Communists in the 1950s and 1960s.The Black Bats: CIA Spy Flights over China from Taiwan 1951-1969 Overview

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