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Old RAF hangar at Tai Hom / Diamond Hill

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2008-05-11 23:23
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2006
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Old RAF Hangar at Tai Hom / Diamond Hill [????- ]

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Old RAF hangar at Tai Hom / Diamond Hill

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2008-05-11 23:23
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2006
Places shown in this photo: 
Old RAF Hangar at Tai Hom / Diamond Hill [????- ]

Photo received by email, originally taken in 2006. More info here.

Old RAF hangar at Tai Hom / Diamond Hill

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2008-05-11 23:23
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2006
Places shown in this photo: 
Old RAF Hangar at Tai Hom / Diamond Hill [????- ]

Photo received by email, originally taken in 2006. More info here.

Old RAF hangar at Tai Hom / Diamond Hill

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2008-05-11 23:23
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2006
Places shown in this photo: 
Old RAF Hangar at Tai Hom / Diamond Hill [????- ]

Photo received by email, originally taken in 2006. More info here.

Kai Tak in the late 1940s

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2008-05-11 22:48
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]

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A nice photo of the approach to Runway 13 from over the Kowloon Hills. Note the runway had yet to be extended. The Tai Hom hangar is visible by the side of Clearwater Bay Rd on the top left of picture.

RAF Hangar at Tai Hom / Diamond Hill

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2008-05-09 13:55
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947
Places shown in this photo: 
Old RAF Hangar at Tai Hom / Diamond Hill [????- ]

Detail from Hedda Morrison's photo 'Kai Tak airfield, looking across eastern Kowloon to Lion Rock.' The roof of the hangar is the dark strip in the middle of the photo. The hangar is behins an earth bank, so all we can see is the roof peeping over the top.

Kai Tak

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2008-05-08 22:18
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1955
Places shown in this photo: 
Old RAF Hangar at Tai Hom / Diamond Hill [????- ]
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]
RAF Kai Tak [????-????]
Good Hope School, Clear Water Bay Road [1955- ]

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Date is a guess

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RAF Hangar, Tai Hom / Diamond Hill

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2008-05-08 22:12
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950
Places shown in this photo: 
Old RAF Hangar at Tai Hom / Diamond Hill [????- ]

Photo received by email.

Date is a guess.

Note from moddsey:

The RAF hangar at Tai Hom with a Spitfire undergoing maintenance in front of it.

Old RAF Hangar at Tai Hom / Diamond Hill [????- ]

Submitted by David on Mon, 2008-04-28 10:50

This hangar was mentioned in the 'Japanese pillbox at Diamond Hill' place, but deserves its own entry. It is clear to see on the satellite photo above.

Here are the notes so far:

A recent copy of HK magazine had an article 'Tearing up the town' about historical areas that may be redeveloped and disappear. Their description of Tai Hom Village, Diamond Hill says:

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