Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1936
Published in the June 1936 edition of 'The Far Eastern Review' this timetable shows the timings for the newly established once-weekly England-Australia service by The Imperial Airways with connections from Penang to Hong Kong. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1936
On 24 March 1936 the first flight carrying airmail from London arrived aboard The Imperial Airways aircraft "Dorado" from Penang. This photo , scanned from the June 1936 edition of 'The Far Eastern Review' shows the aircraft crew with the the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Andrew Caldecott inside the hangar ar Kai Tak aerodrome. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1936
On 24 March 1936 the first flight carrying airmail from London arrived in Hong Kong via Penang. This map from ' The Far Eastern Review' shows the new Far Eastern Air Routes used by Britain's 'The Imperial Airways'. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
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 <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1994
I’ve just come across this cutting while clearing out old files
It brought back many memories of struggling through the hot and humid airport terminal with a young family in tow.
And being arbitrarily “bumped off” over-booked China flights when it was imperative to arrive that day or the next for business meetings. China Southern still owes me refunds for a number of “denied boarding” events from over 25 years ago.
On wet days trying to get a taxi from the airport. Forget it! <Read more ...>
