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Arthur Garcia dreaming

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2014-10-29 17:03
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950

Arthur Garcia dreaming.

March, first annual camp.

HE Arrives Outside Peninsula Hotel

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2014-10-28 19:41
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949
Places shown in this photo: 
The Peninsula Hotel [1927- ]

HE Arrives Outside Peninsula Hotel

Flt Lt T P Styles and Plt Off Sandy Wigram Lead the March Past

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2014-10-28 19:41
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

Col Ride Inspecting

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2014-10-28 19:41
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949
Places shown in this photo: 
RAF Kai Tak [????-????]

Col Ride Inspecting.

G C Randall receives wings (newspaper clippings)

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2014-05-30 15:43

Courtesy of Henry Ching

G C Randall receives wings

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2014-05-30 15:42

Courtesy of Henry Ching

27 Apr 1952, "Plane Crashes at Tsun Wan"

Submitted by David on Wed, 2014-05-28 16:21
Date(s) of events described: 
Sunday, April 27, 1952
Book / Document: 
Airplane crashes in and around Hong Kong

Over 60 years ago, Gordon Randall made the headlines:

Poster

Here's how he remembers the day's events:

Tags: 
HKAAF

Spitfire VN485

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2011-09-30 02:44
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2011

On a visit to the Imperial War Museum collection at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK  today, the Hong Kong Spitfire is still looking good. 

Spitfire VN 485

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2010-08-06 17:57
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1988

One consequence of this aircraft being parked outside next to the noxious Kai Tak nullah was that it started to suffer badly from corrosion caused by fumes emitted from the nullah. The HKAAF hanger and facilities were then closer to the terminal area where the nullah surfaced before they moved to new premises at the other end of the runway near the taxiway bridge. IDJ

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