Ex-Marine Wanted by U.S. for Training China’s Pilots in Carrier Operations

Former U.S. military pilot Daniel Duggan, who faces extradition to the U.S., helped train Chinese aviators to land on aircraft carriers, according to a 2017 indictment. Duggan, a naturalized Australian, “provided military training to [People’s Republic of China] pilots” on at least three known occasions between 2010 and 2012, said the document unsealed in December by the District of Columbia court. The training was offered through a South African flight academy with a presence in China. The school hired teachers with “knowledge and experience in naval aviation meeting [NATO] standards,” the document said, with the training taking place in China,…