Can anyone recognise this coastline?
Handwritten caption says "near Hong Kong"
As it is an RAF aircraft I would suggest it is a beach in Hong Kong near a village by the number of bystanders assembled
Date picture taken
15 Jun 1935
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Tai Long Wan
This is Tai Wan beach in Tai Long Wan in northern Sai Kung. The island at the back is Tsim Chau. There is a reasonable match (once you have oriented SW) on this photo or this one on GoogleEarth.
Tai Long Wan
Thank you much appreciated. Its been a long outstanding issue
Date?
I took a look at the newspapers around that date but didn't see a mention of this crash. Not sure if i missed it. it would have been kept out of the newspapers, or could it have been taken on a different date?
Regards, David
Date & more info from IDJ at:
Date & more info from IDJ at: http://gwulo.com/node/31487
Possibly Fleet Air Arm (Royal
Possibly Fleet Air Arm (Royal Navy) as opposed to Royal Air Force.
Fleet Air Arm
RAF pilots flew the aircraft and RAF personnel maintained them.
The Fleet Air Arm and crews were not seperately constituted from the RAF until 1939.