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International Postage has gone upThis sale is for a Original 35mm Slide Alitalia McDonnell Douglas MD-11C I-DUPI CN48428 LN474 . Taken at Kai Tak Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)(VHHH) .
Kai Tak Airport(IATA:HKG,ICAO:VHHH, VHHX) was the international airport ofHong Kongfrom 1925 until 1998. Officially known asHong Kong International Airportfrom 1954 to 6 July 1998, it is often referred to asHong Kong International Airport, Kai Tak,[1]or simplyKai TakandKai Tak International Airport, to distinguish it from its successor,Chek Lap Kok International Airport, built on reclaimed and levelled land around the islands ofChek Lap KokandLam Chau, 30 kilometres (19mi) to the west.[2]
Officially, Kai Tak Airport held the ICAO code of VHHH, but for logistical reasons during the transition to the new airport, it also temporarily used the ICAO code of VHHX, which is also the code used by theflight simulationcommunity to virtually represent the airport.
Because of the geography of the area, by which water was on three sides of the runway, with Kowloon City's residential apartment complexes to the north-west and 2,000-plus ft (610m-plus) mountains to the north-east of the airport, aircraft could not fly over the mountains and quickly drop in for a final approach. Instead, aircraft had to fly aboveVictoria HarbourandKowloon City, passing north ofMong Kok'sBishop Hill. After passing Bishop Hill, pilots would seeCheckerboard Hillwith a large orange and white checkerboard pattern. Once the pattern was sighted and identified, aircraft made a low-altitude (sub-600ft; 180m) 47-degree right-hand turn, ending with a short final approach and touchdown. For pilots, this airport was technically demanding, as the approach could not be flown by aircraft instruments, but had to be flown visually because of the right-hand turn required.[3]The History ChannelprogrammeMost Extreme Airportsranked it as the sixth-most dangerous airport in the world.
Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN)48428Line Number474Aircraft Type
- Built as
- McDonnell Douglas MD-11C
- Converted May 2005
- McDonnell Douglas MD-11(F)
Age22.3 YearsProduction SiteLong Beach (LGB)Airframe Status
Last updated on Jul 12, 2022
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OPERATOR HISTORYREGAIRCRAFT TYPEAIRLINE / COMPANYDELIVEREDCONFIGENGINESHEX CODEAIRCRAFT NAMEREMARKSI-DUPI
McDonnell Douglas MD-11CAlitalia
12 Dec 1991F12C24Y174/Cargo3x GE CF6-80C2D1FGiacomo Puccini
I-DUPI
McDonnell Douglas MD-11CAlitalia Team
1 May 1998F12C24Y174/Cargo
3x GE CF6-80C2D1F
Giacomo Puccini
I-DUPIMcDonnell Douglas MD-11CAlitalia1 Aug 2002F12C24Y174/Cargo
3x GE CF6-80C2D1F
Giacomo Puccini
EI-UPIMcDonnell Douglas MD-11(F)Alitalia31 Aug 2005Cargo3x GE CF6-80C2D1F
4CA2C6Giacomo Puccini
EI-UPI
McDonnell Douglas MD-11(F)
Cargoitalia6 May 2009Cargo
3x GE CF6-80C2D1F4CA2C6
- leased fromPAFCO
- wfuandstdatFRA20 Dec 2011 - 18 Feb 2012
- stdatMZJ18 Feb 2012
N216AW
McDonnell Douglas MD-11(F)
Ansett Worldwide (AWAS)3 Dec 2012Cargo
3x GE CF6-80C2D1F
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These Slides were taken During my 35 years with The USAF , Golden Pacific Airlines , PSA ( Pacific Southwest Airlines , USAir US Airways or traded or bought at Airline hobby shows .US shipping will be combined at $.99 for up to 3 slides . 4 or more at $1.25 .International Shipping will be combined at $1.80 for up to 2 slides . 3-4 $2.80 6 and up $4.50If you find any errors with my listing ( 76 year old eyes are not that great any more ). Please let me know and I will make the changes if there have been no offers . .
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