CAT
E613135
CAT was the civilian airline operated by the CIA in East Asia during the early Cold War, later becoming known as Air America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CAT canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CIA front company
ⓘ
airline ⓘ civilian airline ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Kuomintang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Air Force (covert support) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistration | Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Civil Air Transport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
air transport
ⓘ
aviation ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Air America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Air America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a CIA proprietary airline in Asia
ⓘ
covert support to anti-communist forces in East Asia ⓘ |
| operatedAircraftType |
Curtiss C-46 Commando
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas C-47 Skytrain NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas DC-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas DC-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairchild C-123 Provider (later period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Central Intelligence Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedDuringPeriod | early Cold War ⓘ |
| operatedInConflict |
Chinese Civil War (late phase)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Indochina War (support roles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean War (support roles) ⓘ Laotian Civil War (early phases) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInCountry |
Hong Kong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion | East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | CIA proprietary network ⓘ |
| predecessor | China National Aviation Corporation (in part, via personnel and assets) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBaseOfOperations |
Taipei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
aerial resupply
ⓘ
air cargo transport ⓘ airdrop operations ⓘ evacuation flights ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
| successor | Air America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
covert operations
ⓘ
intelligence operations ⓘ logistical support ⓘ paramilitary support ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.