Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1955
Next time the kids ask "Are we there yet?" an hour after taking off, show them this SCMP advert from when the flight to London took 39 hours and 5 minutes. The advert's copywriter seems proud of the extra 5 minutes. I doubt that the flight time could be predicted so precisely with many stops on the way all capable of contributing to delay. <Read more ...>