Not me unfortunately but the guys I used to work for flew LON NYC regularly... If the ‘new’ HK airport had existed then, it may have been a dealbreaker for Concorde’s future...
You are aware that both the British and French Concordes visited HK (Kai Tak airport) ? Apart from over crowding at that airport which was de-commissioned in '98 , lets remember Concorde flew to 2003 ! The route was not ever going to happen .. Why would have the new airport been "a dealbreaker" ? It was not a viable route for Concorde . Only 14 aircraft were built for commercial usage , if you look at the routes of flight , I doubt there was a spare plane for a London /Honkers route .
I can't remember flying into HK in 1961. But I remember early December 1970 flying in on a PAN AM 707....unlimited Coca Cola on board We stayed with friends on the Peak CEO Of Jardine &Co Bryan Inglis , did all the normal stuff , floating restaurants at Aberdeen . We spent a day going to the Chinese border ? My Grandmother due to her business interests would often travel to HK once a month in the 50s and 60s so she was well connected over in HK. She was very close to a family who had other members on mainland ? They got out and came here , I think my Grandmother sponsored them to Australia , anyway they the family members were elite HK wealth ,we were driven around HK in a Mercedes Benz 600 day after day . The highlight for me was watching on TV the Ali vs Oscar Bonavena fight on the Peak .
I could tell you the story of the day they went down to Acland st to buy cake and all the old S... crowded around the 600 and my father told 'em to .....off.
Faark where’s Steve….The Aussie Aircraft thread been hijacked by a bunch of old farts living in the past…..
