The people & planes of the HKAAF, 1949-53
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Submitted by David on Sat, 2014-11-01 22:00
Thanks to Gordon Randall for sharing these photos with us. They were taken while he was serving with the Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force (HKAAF) between 1949 and 1953.
Col Ride Inspecting
HE Arrives Outside Peninsula Hotel
Flt Lt T P Styles and Plt Off Sandy Wigram Lead the March Past
Flt Lt Rake, Wg Cdr Wood, Sqn Ldr Jones
Kai Tak dispersal
HKAAF
HKAAF
Harvards taking off
Spitfires' turn
Time for Tea
Another job well done
Arthur Garcia dreaming
HKAAF
Is this an Invasion?
Two RAF Chaps with A W Wood in Background
Gordon Randall
HKAAF
HKAAF
HKAAF
HKAAF
The New Pierced Steel Planking Runway
Welcome to the Shek Kong Hilton
HKAAF
HKAAF
HKAAF
HKAAF
HKAAF
Norman Marsh's maybe
HKAAF
Gordon Randall
Lew Mose
Lew Mose, ???, Arthur Garcia
Eric McKenzie, Lew Mose, plus 3
Sgt Akeroid flanked by two Other RAF
HKAAF
HKAAF
HKAAF
HKAAF
Lew Mose, ano, George Bain, Gordon Randall
HKAAF
Raffle Presentation by Flt Lt Greta Eardley to Plt Off Gordon Randall
Plt Off Bretling on Rescue Exercise
Flt Lt George B Scotty Munroe QFI RAF
Scotty Munroe Exhausted after Exercise
Yvonne and Lew Mose
Plt Off Lew Mose
Plt Off Gordon Randall receives his Wings from Air Cdre S E Faber
Plt Off Lew Mose receives his Wings. Flt Lt Cooke QFI RAF looks on.
HKAAF function at KCC
Alice Oei and Plt Off Gordon Randall
Alice Oei and Plt Off Gordon Randall
Plt Off Gordon Randall, Flt Lt Donald Malcolm and Guests
Plt Off Randall and Guests
HKAAF at Kai Tak
HKAAF at Kai Tak
HKAAF at Kai Tak
HKAAF at Kai Tak
HKAAF at Kai Tak
HKAAF at Kai Tak
HKAAF at Kai Tak
Plt Off Gordon Randall
Plt Off Gordon Randall
Plt Off Lew Mose
Gordon Randall and Leo Strange
Operational low level
HKAAF-crashed Harvard recovery-1952
Happy Valley maybe HE and Colonel Ride
RAF Meteor at Sek Kong
At RAF Sek Kong
At Sek Kong
Seaplanes returning from Korea
Seaplane returning from Korea
Gordon Randall, Lelaine Mok, Tracy Brown and Archie Lang
Lelaine Mok, Gordon Randall, Tracy Brown, Hazel and Dr Eddie Gosano
HKAAF social function
Armistice Day
Armistice Day
The photos were originally scanned and posted online at the rhkaaf.com website:
Comments
What is "Wings"
Is the "Wings" a kind of medal? Would be possible that I can see what it is like?
re: What is "Wings"
"The Wings became the symbol of qualification worn by trained pilots.", see https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/online-exhibitions/taking-flight/h...
So this photo would have been taken after Gordon completed his training and was awarded his wings:
The wings were an embroidered badge, worn on the pilot's uniform - you can see them at the bottom right corner of this photo: