Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1947
A reported substantial discrepancy between what the gold bullion manifest claimed, and the amount recovered from the crash at the time of news-print publication.
Fire up the metal detectors and head for the hills!! <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1953
Crashes at Kai Tak were not uncommon in the 1950s. Piston engined planes were generally not as reliable as turbo props and jets and the runways in use before the one extending into the harbour was built were notoriously difficult ones for pilots. When Andrew Suddaby arrived by B.O.A.C. Argonaut the pilot made the comforting (?) announcement that Kai Tak was the most exciting and trickiest airport he knew. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1953
Jim flew from the UK to Hong Kong by R.A.F. Transport Command in a Hastings aircraft. This was the military version of the Hermes plane flown by B.O.A.C.. The Hastings seemed to suffer from more than their fair share of mechanical problems. <Read more ...>
Joseph was posted to Hong Kong with the RAF. He worked on the development of radar. On 26 March 1946 was in an aircraft which crashed on Lantau Island. He is buried in Sai Wan Cemetery. <Read more ...>
Born into a working-class family in Warrington, Northern England, John Hansbury grew up in grinding poverty among the steel mills of Lancashire (now Cheshire). He had a gift for mathematics, and was able to take advantage of scholarships to get the education necessary to become a draftsman. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1951
The SCMP reported the crash investigation findings in the May 31 1951 edition
The microfilmed print is difficult to read even when zoomed in
Those on GWULO more well versed than I when accessing the HK Libraries on-line newsprint should be able to find the initial reports of the crash. I cannot find my print copies at the moment.
The DC4 airliner was operated by POAS (Pacific Overseas Airlines System) based in Thailand <Read more ...>
