Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1994
I’ve just come across this cutting while clearing out old files
It brought back many memories of struggling through the hot and humid airport terminal with a young family in tow.
And being arbitrarily “bumped off” over-booked China flights when it was imperative to arrive that day or the next for business meetings. China Southern still owes me refunds for a number of “denied boarding” events from over 25 years ago.
On wet days trying to get a taxi from the airport. Forget it! <Read more ...>
Aerial photo showing the eastern part of the Kai Tak Airport and western foot hill of Kowloon Peak (Fei Ngo Shan). Photo source: unknown <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1937
Are there any mapping enthusiasts out there who have access to this map/diagram which is a pre-war air pilots aid to finding and landing at Kai Tak aerodrome?
Dated 1937, it was produced by SHELL AVIATION, an off-shoot of the SHELL OIL Company.
SHELL initially create and distributed airfield diagrams for the many new aerodrome being constructed around the UK, and when fliers started flying further afield, the company started producing them for airfields overseas. Prior to this, pilots made their own hand-drawn route maps and airfield diagrams <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1989
Aerial view of Kaitak Airport maintenance apron with HAECO premises in 1989. Scan from HAECO 40th anniversary album presented to employees. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1960
This picture gives a different perspective of the Kai Tal Airport site and the San Po Kong area than that we normally see.
David’s recent 2017 photographs appear to have been taken from a high level in the area where the remains of Runway 13 can be seen crossing the incomplete Prince Edward Road.
The RAF/Japanese hangar can be seen in the centre in plain sight, and with open access to the nearby main road
