prevnextoldernewer moddsey Wed, 03/25/2015 - 20:38 The title had previously stated 1961 Kai Tak. Probably late 1950s. Date picture taken 1957 Tags vw kombi Authors Eternal1966 Gallery 1950s Hong Kong Shows place Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????-????] Log in or register to post comments Comments KaiTak There's part of a car number plate visible - AA36?? - behind the VW Combi, which may provide a clue ? Looks like a Lockheed Constellation in the background with a flag (Netherlands/Paraguay ?) symbol on its centre tailfin. H. Log in or register to post comments Kai Tak The VT portion of the registration just after the last window on the Constellation's fuselage would make it an 'Air India' aircraft. The remainder of the registration is not clear to accurately identify the exact one. Log in or register to post comments Kai Tak Thanks, IDJ. Definitely an Air India Constellation. My aging monitor shows the flag as red/white/blue when in fact it's orange/white/green. H. Log in or register to post comments Lockheed Constellation Yes, it is an Air India Lockheed 'Connie'. Log in or register to post comments
KaiTak There's part of a car number plate visible - AA36?? - behind the VW Combi, which may provide a clue ? Looks like a Lockheed Constellation in the background with a flag (Netherlands/Paraguay ?) symbol on its centre tailfin. H. Log in or register to post comments
Kai Tak The VT portion of the registration just after the last window on the Constellation's fuselage would make it an 'Air India' aircraft. The remainder of the registration is not clear to accurately identify the exact one. Log in or register to post comments
Kai Tak Thanks, IDJ. Definitely an Air India Constellation. My aging monitor shows the flag as red/white/blue when in fact it's orange/white/green. H. Log in or register to post comments
Lockheed Constellation Yes, it is an Air India Lockheed 'Connie'. Log in or register to post comments
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KaiTak
There's part of a car number plate visible - AA36?? - behind the VW Combi, which may provide a clue ?
Looks like a Lockheed Constellation in the background with a flag (Netherlands/Paraguay ?) symbol on its centre tailfin.
H.
Kai Tak
The VT portion of the registration just after the last window on the Constellation's fuselage would make it
an 'Air India' aircraft. The remainder of the registration is not clear to accurately identify the exact one.
Kai Tak
Thanks, IDJ. Definitely an Air India Constellation. My aging monitor shows the flag as red/white/blue when in fact it's orange/white/green.
H.
Lockheed Constellation
Yes, it is an Air India Lockheed 'Connie'.