'Big Wings' and 'Little Wings' present arms

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'Big Wings' and 'Little Wings' present arms

Source: Imperial War Museum

  • Title: THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE FAR EAST 1945-1946
  • Description: Two Chinese boys known as 'Big Wings' and 'Little Wings' who were adopted by 132 Squadron at Kaitak airfield, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Here the two boys present arms on the arrival at Kaitak airfield of Air Commodore W A D Brooke CBE, Air Officer Commanding Hong Kong.
  • Catalogue no.: CI 1688
Date picture taken
1945
Shows person / people
Lai-Pun CHAN (aka Little Wings) [c.1937- ]
Shows place(s)
Former St Joseph's Home for Aged in Ngau Chi Wan [????- ]

Comments

In the photo above, the two lads are standing to attention outside a main gate.  The entrance is to St. Joseph's Home for the Aged. After the end of the Pacific war, the Home was requisitioned and served as temporary quarters for the RAF.