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Heading: (Civil Air Transport) Author: Title: Poster advertising airline Civil Air Transport Place Published: Publisher:[Civil Air Transport] Date Published: [c.1960] Description: Color poster. 91.5x61 cm (36x24”). Poster reads ”CAT: The Mandarin Jet--The Gracious Service of the Orient”. WorldCat locates no institutional holdings. Civil Air Transport, or CAT, was created in 1946 as Chinese National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (CNRRA) Air Transport. Using surplus World War II aircraft such as the C-47 Dakota and the C-46 Commando, CAT airlifted supplies and food into war-ravaged China. It was soon pressed into service to support Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang forces in the civil war between them and the communists under Mao Zedong. By 1950, following the defeat of Chiang‘s forces and their retreat to Taiwan, the airline faced financial difficulties. The CIA formed an entity called Airdale Corporation, which formed a subsidiary called CAT, Inc., and took over de facto ownership and operation of the airline. In 1959, CAT was reorganized as Air America, which supported covert operations throughout Indochina during the Vietnam War, particularly in Laos. The airline disbanded in 1968.