
World War Two African victory and 'Kai Tak heart attack'
The History Hour
Kaitak International Airport, Hong Kong
Kim estimates that he flew into Kaitak about four times a month for 23 years. That's more than a thousand landings. It was a monumental piece of engineering. Some four-sevenths swooping over the streets. They look, they didn't need to have it very, very low. But it was all legal. I've been wrecking my brain trying to think of another airport with those degree of difficulties and there weren't any. On a good day, it was a privilege to do it. It really was.
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