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

The History Hour

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The Last Flight to Hong Kong

Kaitak was the third busiest airport in the world for passengers and first for cargo. By 1996, Kaitak was handling around 30 million passengers and one and a half million tons of cargo. Passengers with seats on the very last flights are well aware they were making aviation history. The new airport was built on an island in the South China Sea but Kaitak will be missed.

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