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World War Two African victory and 'Kai Tak heart attack'

The History Hour

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The Story of Kim's First Flight Into Kaitak

Kim's first flight into Kaitak as a pilot in the British Royal Navy was his first. He recalls looking up and seeing skyscrapers above him, going past this building which is known locally as 'a building of a thousand holes' How did he find out that he was to be the captain of that last flight? Well, we had the system whereby we could request certain flights. And I thought it would be nice to request that flight, Kaita 251.

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