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1945 1945 RAF Kai Tak


1945 1940s Spitfire at RAF Kai Tak


1945 'Big Wings' demonstrates to his younger brother how a Spitfire peels off in flight
Here 'Big Wings' demonstrates to his younger brother how a Spitfire peels off in flight

1950 Arthur Garcia dreaming
Arthur Garcia dreaming

1951 HKAAF
HKAAF

1953 Kai Tak Spitfire crash.
Kai Tak Spitfire crash.

1953 1953 Sek Kong Runway - Spitfire Landing Accident
1953 Sek Kong Runway - Spitfire Landing Accident

1954 Spitfire crash in Port Shelter - Newspaper clipping
Spitfire crash in Port Shelter - Newspaper clipping

1954 1954 RAF Kai Tak


1955 Spitfires at RAF Kai Tak
Spitfires at RAF Kai Tak

1957 Spitfire at Cenotaph Nov 1957
Spitfire at Cenotaph Nov 1957

1950s RAF Hangar, Tai Hom / Diamond Hill
RAF Hangar, Tai Hom / Diamond Hill

1950s Kai Tak dispersal
Kai Tak dispersal

1950s HKAAF
HKAAF

1950s Spitfires' turn
Spitfires' turn

1950s Time for Tea
Time for Tea

1950s Servicing MK18 Spitfires.jpg
Servicing MK18 Spitfires.jpg

1950s Last Spitfire Squadron based at Kai Tak c 1949 or 50.
Last Spitfire Squadron based at Kai Tak c 1949 or 50.

1965 Spitfire on display at the Cenotaph
Spitfire on display at the Cenotaph

2011 Spitfire VN485
Spitfire VN485

???? Hunter & Spitfire
Hunter & Spitfire

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