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Mount Parker, where a United States Air Force plane crashed in 1961, killing all but one of the 16 passengers and crew on board. Photo: James Wendlinger
When a US Air Force plane crashed in Hong Kong, killing all but one on board, in 1961
A holiday in Hong Kong ended in tragedy when 15 people – servicemen, their family members and aircrew – were killed after the Douglas DC-3 they were flying in crashed into Mount Parker
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Mount Parker, where a United States Air Force plane crashed in 1961, killing all but one of the 16 passengers and crew on board. Photo: James Wendlinger
“USAF Plane Crashes into Shaukiwan Hill,” ran the headline in the South China Morning Post on April 20, 1961. “An American Air Force plane crashed and burned on a hillside near Aldrich Village in the Shaukiwan area yesterday evening, a few minutes after it had taken off from Kai Tak airport,” the report read.
“There were 15 people on board – a crew of four and 11 American military personnel. They were returning to Tainan in Formosa after a recreational visit here. Preliminary reports said that five bodies and one survivor had been found,” it stated.
Imperial Airways’ Dorado at Kai Tak.
Hong Kong to London in 11 days: first ‘direct’ flight lands in 1936
How the SCMP reported the inaugural ‘direct’ air service between Kai Tak and London (eight passengers; £175, hotels included)
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Imperial Airways’ Dorado at Kai Tak.
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