Site for a new airport, Ping Shan, Hong Kong, 1945

Site for a new airport, Ping Shan, Hong Kong, 1945

Collection

Fiddament, Arthur

Identifier

RB-t0875

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: RB-t0875. Photograph by Air Vice-Marshal A.L. Fiddament, taken during a round the world fact finding trip. Caption in Fiddament's notebook: "Hong Kong - Pin Shan site 27/11/45".  His photograph shows the area where a new joint civil/military airport was planned in and after 1945. The Ping Shan airport scheme was never built. Details at: https://gwulo.com/node/13265.

Location

Hong Kong

Date

Tuesday 27 November 1945

Material

Transparency

Media

Colour photograph