Royal Mail Aircraft "Dorado" in the Hangar at Kai Tak Airport March 1936 | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Royal Mail Aircraft "Dorado" in the Hangar at Kai Tak Airport March 1936

Royal Mail Aircraft  "Dorado" in the Hangar at Kai Tak Airport March 1936

On 24 March 1936 the first flight carrying airmail from London arrived aboard The Imperail Airways aircraft "Dorado" from Penang.  This phot , scanned from the June 1936 edition of 'The Far Eastern Review' shows the aircraft crew being welcomed by a party of VIPs inside the hangar ar Kai Tak aerodrome

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Tuesday, March 24, 1936
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