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1935 Aircraft RAF 803 Squadron, over Kowloon, Hong Kong

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2016-04-26 20:10

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Osprey machine of No 803 FF Sqd over Kowloon, other across the water, Hong Kong. (Source: The photographer)

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935
Places shown in this photo: 
The Peninsula Hotel [1927- ]
KCR Terminus, TST [1916-1978]
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AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2016-04-03 01:40
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

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Large areas of open flat land.  The ridge-lines should give a clue to the location

AOP Auster-temp location near the border-message exchange.

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2016-04-03 01:38
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

Picking up messages hung on string between stakes

 

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AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2016-04-03 01:34
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

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Presumably there is a rule that Officers tents are located at the top of the hills, while the Pioneer Corp is at the bottom.

The location may still be found from the shape of the ridge-line

AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2016-04-03 01:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

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AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2016-04-03 01:27
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

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AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2016-04-03 01:25
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

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RAF Shatin-aftermath of Typhoon Wanda-1962

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2016-04-03 01:22
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1962
Places shown in this photo: 
RAF Sha Tin [1949-1962]

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RAF Shatin-refueling a Auster spotter aircraft

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2015-04-19 15:58
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1954
Places shown in this photo: 
RAF Sha Tin [1949-1962]

Not much information has been available for this RAF site but it is covered in this 1954 article here

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1954/1954%20-%201569.html

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1954/1954%20-%201572.html

Tai Mo Shan

Submitted by Michael O'Hagan on Fri, 2015-02-20 01:46

Greetinhgs from Canada and an old HK hand,

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