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Brian Farrell HKAAF accident-18-07-1954

Submitted by IDJ on Sat, 2018-03-24 19:12
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1954

Both appear to have been preventable accidents

 

Copies of the book still seemed to be available in some Hong Kong bookshops, the last time I looked

Brian Bernard FARRELL [c.1936-1954]

Submitted by David on Fri, 2018-03-23 16:40
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Farrell
Given: 
Brian Bernard
Birth
Date: 
c.1936-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
1954-07-17
Cause of death: 
Killed in flying accident

He was just 18 years old when the trainer plane he was in crashed, and he died from the injuries. A newspaper clipping of the events is at https://gwulo.com/atom/29981

Tags: 
HKAAF

IMG_20180322_0001.jpg

Submitted by franwall on Fri, 2018-03-23 01:43
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1954

H.K.A.A.F. Plane Disaster 18 July 1954

Hong Kong Auxilary Air Force-social-group-circa 1959

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2016-11-28 00:13
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1959

This image was part of a film strip passed to me by an ex-member of the HKHAA, now deceased.

The remainder of the images were taken at an HKAAF Annual Camp at Sek Kong.

The names are not known to me.

Someone might still recognise their younger selves?

HKAAF-crashed Harvard recovery-1952

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2016-03-21 03:46
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1952

This picture appears to be the recovery of Gordon Randall's crashed Harvard.

See related posts http://gwulo.com/atom/17825 and gwulo.com/node/20027

1953 Kai Tak

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2015-01-04 08:07

Rare colour photo of a Auxiliary Air Force Harvard aircraft

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1953
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]
Tags: 
HKAAF

Bob & Auster Aircraft.jpg

Submitted by Bob Tatz on Tue, 2014-11-04 02:24
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950
Places shown in this photo: 
RAF Sek Kong / Shek Kong Airfield [????- ]

Dave this is to replace the one that was deleted.

Rgds

Bob

Bob Tatz at Kai Tak.jpg

Submitted by Bob Tatz on Sun, 2014-11-02 23:20
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]

George Wallett & Allan Badham at Kai Tak.jpg

Submitted by Bob Tatz on Sun, 2014-11-02 23:20
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]

Joey Rodrigues & Bob at Kai Tak.jpg

Submitted by Bob Tatz on Sun, 2014-11-02 23:20
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]

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