• RAF Kai Tak was a Royal Air Force (RAF) station in Hong Kong, based at Kai Tak Airport. It was opened in 1927 and used for seaplanes. The RAF flight operated...
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    is often referred to as Hong Kong International Airport, Kai Tak, or simply Kai Tak and Kai Tak International Airport, to distinguish it from its successor...
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  • Kai Tak Sports Park, sports stadium to be built at the site of the original Kai Tak Airport Kai Tak Tunnel, tunnel in New Kowloon, Hong Kong RAF Kai Tak...
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    The Kai Tak Development (Chinese: 啟德發展計劃), abbreviated as "KTD" and formerly called South East Kowloon Development (東南九龍發展計劃), refers to the redevelopment...
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    No. 60 Squadron RAF (1961-1968) No. 846 Squadron FAA (1963–1964) (RAF Kai Tak) No. 103 Squadron RAF (1963-1969) No. 110 Squadron RAF (1964-1969) No. 45...
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    and confidence. The RAF Regiment continued to be involved in Hong Kong into the mid-1970s providing protection at both RAF Kai Tak and at the radar station...
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  • Kong) Ltd, Lam Kam Road, New Territories Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden Kai Tak Hong Kong Aviation Club Deep Bay Link Helipad, Kong Sham Western Highway...
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    moved to RAF Sembawang, also in Singapore in February 1949. It moved to RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong in 1949 still with Spitfires, in order to strengthen Hong...
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    detachment remained at RAF Kai Tak and became No.1430 flight and then No.88 Squadron. The squadron headquarters was established at RAF Seletar (sometimes...
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  • Flight RAF (1945–45) became No. 42 Air Observation Post Flight, South African Air Force Spotter Flight RAF, Kai Tak (1939-??) Spotter Flight RAF, Seletar...
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    a two Spitfire PR.XIX flight (Spitfires PS852 and PS854) deployed to RAF Kai Tak in Hong Kong on 1 January 1951. The other pilot was Flight Sergeant Padden...
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  • 1 Squadron RAF Regiment No. II Squadron RAF Regiment No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment (C-UAS) No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment No...
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    and last round". The Royal Air Force station at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport (RAF Kai Tak) had only five aeroplanes: two Supermarine Walrus amphibious...
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    than any other squadron in the FEAF. On 23 July 1954, two Hornets from RAF Kai Tak in Hong Kong were the first to arrive on the scene of a shootdown of...
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  • in 1953 was on 28 Sqn at RAF Kai Tak. He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 17 Squadron in 1967 and Station Commander at RAF Luqa in 1972. He was then...
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    Tung Tak Pawn Shop (Chinese: 同德押), also referred to as Nos. 369 & 371 Hennessy Road, is a former pawn shop and Grade III historic building in Wan Chai...
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    Sha Tin Airfield (redirect from RAF Shatin)
    Typhoon Wanda severely damaged much of the site and moved to Kai Tak airport to relocate with the RAF around 1963. Subsequently, the airfield was demolished...
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    original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021. "Unit History: RAF Kai Tak". www.forces-war-records.co.uk. Clever Digit Media Ltd. Retrieved 18...
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    This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They...
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  • photo-reconnaissance aircraft in August of that year. The squadron moved to RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong, in September 1945, when the war formally ended. Detachments...
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  • patrols along the Korean coast. Detachments were also based at RAF Trincomalee, RAF Kai Tak and RAF Changi. Squadron Headquarters was moved to Changi in March...
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  • Singapore RAF Seletar, Singapore RAF Tengah, Singapore Hong Kong RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong RAF Sek Kong, Hong Kong Myanmar/Burma RAF Hmawbi, Myanmar RAF Meiktilla...
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    transport, as well as two de Havilland Hornet fighters of 80 Squadron, from RAF Kai Tak to the reported position of the C-54. A fully armed French PB4Y-2 Privateer...
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    RAF Abingdon after the elevator control locks had been left engaged. All six crew died. 23 July 1953 — Hastings TG564 crashed on landing at RAF Kai Tak...
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  • The Squadron was based at RAF Seletar and RAF Tengah in Singapore from 1947 to 1970 with a small detachment at RAF Kai Tak in Hong Kong from 1947 to 1954...
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  • from RAF Tengah with detachments to Labuan (North Borneo) October/November 1964, RAF Gong Kedak (Malayan Peninsular) June 1965 and RAF Kai Tak (Hong...
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  • Labuan on 15 April 1946. The squadron reformed again on 1 June 1946 at RAF Kai Tak via the renumbering of No. 96 Squadron, and was equipped with Douglas...
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  • Squadron RAF No. 336 Squadron RAF No. 337 Squadron RHAF Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force RAF at RAF Kai Tak No. 80 Squadron RAF No. 81 Squadron RAF 1943–1954...
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  • people passed through its doors. Kai Tak. The former Headquarters Building of the former RAF Kai Tak station housed the Kai Tak Vietnamese Refugee Camp (啟德越南難民營)...
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    the predecessor of the CSD, established its first detention centre near Kai Tak Airport in Kowloon, the department has been working with other agencies...
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