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The Entry into Flight
Thomas Baldwin and his Younger Brother were the first people in hong kong to ever to Fly. They carried this out on a Balloon and flew over happey valley. Once the balloon acceded, the younger brother, william, jumped off and parachuted Down. -
The First "Heavier than Air" Flight
Charles Van Den Born had the honor of being the first Pilot to fly an actual Plane in Hong Kong. He flew from a Private Airport located in Sha Tin on the plane "The Spirit of Sha Tin" during 5:10 PM. A replica of this plane is also found in Chep Lap Kok Airport. -
The Far East Flying Training School
In Asia, pilots, aircrew, engineers, cabin staff, air traffic controllers and many other technicians and administrators were needed, so in hong kong, Vaughan Fowler set up the first Flying School in Asia. From the beginning, this school was Very Popular.
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Kai Tak Airport
The Location of Kai Tak Airport was owned by 2 billionaires. The land was originally planned for estates, but the plan eventually failed. After this, the land was given to the government and made into a small airport for the Royal Air Force, and also a location for flying clubs and a pilot training centre. -
Royal air Force Kai Tak
RAF Kai Tak was a Royal Air Force station in Hong Kong. It was opened in 1927 and used for seaplanes. The RAF flight operated a few land based aircraft as well as having spare aircraft for naval units. -
The First Helicopter
The First Rotary wing machine in hong kong was delivered to hong kong in 1934. It could take off steeply after a 30 yard run, maintain controlled flight at speeds between 25 and 100 miles per hour, hover briefly and basiclly go where no aircraft could. -
The Crash of the First Helipcopter
The First Helipcopter in Hong Kong, a Cierva C-30A Autogyro crashed was destroyed in an accident when a sudden gust of wind overturned the machine on the ground. -
First Commercial Passenger Flight
The first commercial passenger flight into hong kong was on a De Havilland D.H. 86 Express Airliner called "Dorado" carrying one passenger. After this large monoplanes were making regular flights to hong kong from Shanghai, Guangdong, and other parts of china -
Winston Churchill Sends in Reinforcements
Winston Churchill realizes that Hong Kong is in danger and decides to send reinforcements. Originally he decided against sending troops, but he reversed his decision and sent the troops to hong kong. He told the chinese he was genuinely interested in defending the colony -
Canadian Reinforcements
Canadian troops arrive on the HMCS Prince Robert. The Awatea (boat) were also there. Over 1900 canadians arrived to help defend hong kong -
Japanese bomb Kai Tak
36 Japanese fighters attack Kai Tak airfield and units of the Japanese 3rd cross the Sham Chun Shan river. They bombed Kai Tak airfield to eliminate any possibility of of a defending air force. -
Evacuation of new territories
Evacuation of New Territories. one of the reasons they evacuated was due to the Capture of the Golden hills by the japanese. -
Evacuation of Kowloon
Due to the capture of the Golden hills, the evacuation of Kowloon happened. They were also under aerial bombardment and artillery barrage -
Japanese demand Surrender
The Japanese Demand surrender, because both the kowloon and new territories had mostly lost, and most of the troops had retreated to hong kong island. but the demand was ignored. -
Japanese bomb HK island northern coastal defenses.
Japanese begin a heavy bombing and artillery barrage of the island's northern coastal defenses. -
Main attack of hong kong island
Japanese main attack Hong Kong Island. They crossed the harbour on the evening and suffered minor casualties. They executed many prisoners of war that night. -
Retake of mount butler
Grenadiers Retake mount Butler with heavy casualties. -
Commanding officer Killed
HK Comanding officer Lawson killed as Fortress Hong Kong captured. Fortress Hong Kong, or the headquarters of the west brigade was nearly annihalated. -
Retreat to stanley
Survivors of the Royal Rifles retreat to stanley after being pushed out. They went to Stanley fort. -
Japanese Attack Stanley Fort
during 5:00, Japanese attack Royal rifles and capture Stanley fort. This was where british and candian troops made their last stand. Over 600 people were killed -
surrender of Hong Kong
Mt Cameron Captured and Malty calls for Governor Young to surrender. Hong Kong Surrendered and Japanese won the Invasion -
St Stephens Hospital
Japanese attack st. Stephens hospital.They burst into the wards and bayoneted a number of British, Canadian and Indian wounded soldiers who were incapable of hiding. The dead were later cremated. Over a hundred people died -
Far East Flying School Closed
The Far East Flying Training School was Closed and Demolished due to the Invasion from Japanese during Late December 2014.
(Attatched is a picture from the Invasion that subsequently led to the Closing of the Far east flying training school) -
Following Month After Victory
Over the month 10,000 women are raped following the victory of japan. Besides the rape, many people were also murdered. -
police recruited to be Kempeitai
The police were recruited to be Kempeitai, or the japanese military police -
Hong Kong dollar replaced
Hong Kong Dollar was outlawed and replaced by the Japanese Military Yen. The exchange rate was fixed at 2 Hong Kong dollars to one military yen. -
Food Rationing
As there was inadequate food supply, the Japanese rationed necessities such as rice, oil, flour, salt and sugar. Each family was given a rationing licence, and every person could only buy a small amount of rice. Most people did not have enough food to eat -
April 1942 - streets and buildings in Central were renamed in Japanese.
In victory of the japanese, streets and buildings in Central were renamed in Japanese. -
British army aid group
The British Army Aid Group was formed in 1942 at the suggestion of Colonel Lindsay Ride. The group rescued allied POWs including airmen shot down and workers trapped in occupied HK. It also developed a role in intelligence gathering -
Utilities given to japanese
Public utilities handed over to Japanese control -
The War
During Thursday 5th, April 1945, America Conducted an air Raid on Hong Kong during 12:30-3-50pm. They came in waves but were heavily repelled by Anti-Aircraft Batteries.
*Important Note: This is just one of many Air Raids from America
(Attatched is a Newspaper From the Day after the Raids, The article covering this Raid is on the right side of the image) -
Atomic bomb hiroshima
the US dropped an atomic bomb called the “Enola Gay” on Hiroshima, killing over 70,000 instantaneously. Despite this japan did not surrender, and hong kong remained occoupied -
US bombs Nagasaki
August 9th, 1945 - Another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, resulting in many deaths -
Japan Surrenders
Japan finally surrenders, after many people died because of 2 atomic bombs dropped on major cities in japan, thus ending world war 2 -
Liberation of hong kong
Hong Kong was handed over by Imperial Japanese Army to the Royal Navy on The "30 August" was declared as the "Liberation Day" (Chinese: 重光紀念日), and had been a public holiday in Hong Kong until 1967. -
Commercial Flights after WWII
After world war Two, Commercial Flights resumed, with the first being a DC-3 from the China National Aviation Company. After this, many others came, the most famous being "Betsy", the first Plane from Cathay Pacific.
(The image shown is Betsy, the first plane from Cathay Pacific) -
Interim Governor
Franklin Gimson, Hong Kong's colonial secretary, leaves his prison camp and declares himself interim governor as soon as he hears of japanese surrender -
Mark young resumes as governor
British Rear Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourts formally accepts the Japanese surrender. Mark Young resumes as Governor. -
General of japan Executed
General Takashi Sakai, is tried as a war criminal and executed on the afternoon of 30th september 1945. -
The world's first Aerial Hijacking
Local flying boat services were provided by Cathay Pacific and MATCO between Hong Kong and Macau from 1946 to 1967. One of these Flying boats, named Miss Macao, was hijacked during july 1948. -
Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force
The Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force, a part of the Hong Kong Defence forced, was formed in 1949. Their work ranged from providing flying doctor services and casualty evacuations, search and rescue flights, police support and VIP flying to aerial survey work and anti-smuggling patrols. -
Shek Kong Airfield
Shek Kong Airfield was created in 1950, though construction started in 1938, but was delayed due to the japanese invasion. They had a small force from 1950 to 1996. -
Commercial Jet Era
In 1952, the British-built De Havilland Comet started the era of the commercial passenger jet. Though there were some delays in technological aspects, by 1955, most of the world's major airlines were confident to buy alot of the new jets.
(attatched is the De Havilland Comet) -
Air travel during the 1960's
During the 1960s, a huge variety of planes operated through Kai Tak. The most successful plane was the Boeing 707, though many others had their advantages. (attatched is boeing 707) -
passenger terminal was completed
In 1962 the passenger terminal was completed, and Kai Tak became an international airport, renamed Hong Kong International Airport. Despite this, it was more commonly called Kai Tak airport by civilians.
(Attatched is an image of Kai Tak Airport) -
Boeing 747
During April 1970, The first scheduled Boeing 747 service, operated by Pan American World Airways, arrived at Kai Tak. It was the first of the many Wide-Bodied Planes to come.
(Attatched is a picture of Boeing 747) -
The far East Flying and technical School
By This Time The Far east flying school had reformed, and was renamed the Far East Flying and Technical School -
From the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Force to the Government Flying Service
After 44 Years the royal hong kong auxiliary force officially changed into the Government Flying Services. -
Opening of Chep Lap Kok Airport
Chep Lap Kok airport officially opened in 6th july 1998. The airport has 24-hour operational capability, one runway, a large, efficient passenger terminal and many other essential facilities. The airport will be able to deal with 35 million passengers and about three million tones of cargo a year.
