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HK Airways Viscount

HK Airways Viscount
Submitted by mike
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Thursday, January 1, 1959
Gallery: 
1950s Hong Kong Airways
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Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2014-08-30 07:05.

1959 Hong Kong Airways Viscount

Submitted by HO Lim-peng on Sat, 2014-08-30 20:28.
A lot of footage of these planes and others in the 1959 movie AIR HOSTESS, available on VCD.

Submitted by David on Sun, 2014-08-31 21:12.

I found this copy online, thoughthe free version makes you watch adverts at regular intervals:

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2014-08-31 22:59.

Bought the VCD some 10 years ago at HMV. An interesting capture of the scene at Kai Tak before the reclaimed runway.

1959 "Air Hostess" Movie

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2014-08-31 23:45.

A close viewing of this film shows a rare RAF Beufighter in a scene where a Viscount is taking off. This was used as a gunnery target tug until its demise by running off into a granite faced roundabout near the terminal area.

Submitted by HO Lim-peng on Mon, 2014-09-01 02:44.
I had not noticed the Beaufighter I had seen the Hastings, presumably from Singapore, where my uncle was flying them at the time.