AuctionEXCELLENT
Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-200 at Kai Tak
$180starting bid
Details
- Airline
- Cathay Pacific
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Aircraft
- 747-200
- Registration
- VR-HIH
- Airport
- Hong Kong Kai Tak (HKG)
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Date/Era
- 1990s
- Photographer
- Tom Chan
- Format
- 35mm
Description
Cathay Pacific 747-200 on the famous checkerboard approach to runway 13 at Kai Tak. The legendary brushstroke livery against the Hong Kong cityscape. Slides shot at Kai Tak are becoming increasingly valuable since the airport closed in 1998.
Provenance
Tom Chan collection, Hong Kong. Acquired 2021.
Rarity
Kai Tak airport closed 1998. Combined with the classic Cathay 747-200 and brushstroke livery, this is a triple collector piece.
Seller
A
Aviation Archives
Sydney, Australia
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