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1953 Kai Tak Airport

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1953 Kai Tak Airport
Submitted by moddsey. View the original image on Flickr.
Authors: 
eternal1966e

Nice photo of a Cathay Pacific DC4, VR-HEU. The plane was shot down off Hainan Island on 23 July 1954.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Thursday, January 1, 1953
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1950s Hong Kong
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Submitted by David on Sun, 2015-03-29 15:57.

The shooting down of VR-HEU is described at:

http://www.chingchic.com/vr-heus-moment-of-truth.html