Taxying past the Terminal building.These aircraft were crammed full of cargo,baggage at the time of the Vietnam war.The worst offenders were the crew....an active blackmarket in Laos!
Royal Air Laos DC6
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Submitted by mike
Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Sunday, July 1, 1962
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Connections:
- Royal Air Laos DC6 shows Place Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]
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Nice Shot
Looks like taken under the wing of a Thai Airways Convair 990.
Aircraft shot
Moddsey , yes its a Thai Convair.
HS-TGE
Model: CV-990-30A-6 Coronado, Year built: 1962, Construction Number: 30-10-17
A plane owned by Swissair, leased to SAS as SE_DAZ, and then Thai Airlines as HS_TGE. Later renumbered as HB-ICH for Swissair.
The registration HS-TGE was also used for a DC10 and 747.