by Gavin Young
LBU – Labuan
LON – London
MCO* – Macau
MNL – Manila
MEL – Melbourne
NGO – Nagoya
PAR – Paris
PNH – Phnom Penh
PEN – Penang
POM – Port Moresby
OSA – Osaka
OKA – Okinawa
PER – Perth
RGN – Rangoon
ROM – Rome
SFO – San Francisco
SHA – Shanghai
SIN – Singapore
SGN – Saigon
SDK – Sandakan
SYD – Sydney
SEL – Seoul
TYO – Tokyo
TPE – Taipei
VTE – Vientiane
YVR – Vancouver
*(No official code)
Index
Aeroplane, 1
Agence France Presse, 1
Air Burma, 1, 2
Air France, 1
Air Transport World, 1
All Nippon Airways, 1
American Airlines, 1, 2
American Army Air Corps’ Transport Command (ATC),1, 2
American Intl. Assurance, 1
Amphibian Airways, 1
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. Ltd., 1
Ansett, (later Sir) Reginald, 1
Armstrong, Capt. Pat, 1, 2
Ashley, Capt. R.J., 1, 2, 3
Au, Tak, 1
Australian, The, 1
Australian National Airways (ANA), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Banque de l’Indochine, 1
Bao Dai, Emperor of Annam, 1
Barnard, Capt., 1
Barnes, Ken, 1
Batley, Fl. Hostess Olive, 1, 2
Bax, Tommy, 1, 2
Bebchick, Leonard N., 1, 2
Beckman, R.M., 1, 2
Begg, Ken, 1
Bell, David, 1
‘Betsy’, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 HK registered, 1
sold to Mandated Airways, 1
resold to Bush Pilots Airways, 1
CPA buys back & returns to HK, 1
Binstead, Geoffrey, 1, 2
Black, Sir Robert, 1
Blackwood, J.A., 1, 2
Blown, Capt. Philip (Phil),1, 2, 3, 4 Bunty (wife), 1, 2, 3
Bluck, Duncan, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Blue Funnel Line, 1
BOAC, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. 13. 14
Boeing Co., 1, 2
Bok, Marie, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Borneo Co., 1
Bowsher, Peter, QC, 1
Boyer, First Officer Leslie, 1, 2
Braniff Intl. Airways, 1, 2, 3, 4
Bremridge, (now Sir) John, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Bristol Aircraft Co., 1
British Airways (BA), 1, 2, 3 HK–London route monopoly, 1, 2
challenged, 1
British Caledonian (BCal), 1, 2, 3, 4
British Eagle, 1
Brown, Bill Geddes (‘Ged’), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Browne, H.J.C. (John), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Buchanan, Neil, 1, 2, 3, 4
Bush Pilots Airways, 1
Butterfield & Swire (B&S), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 founding, 1
expands CNCo ops., 1
abortive negs. with IA, 1
negs. with ANA, 1, 2
Skyways moves to, 1 ceased, 1
Air Repair Depot, 1
Butterfield, Richard Shackleton, 1
Campbell, First Officer Α., 1
Campbell, Jock, 1, 2
Canadian Pacific Airlines, 1, 2, 3
Caniff, Milt, 1
Carlton, Capt. Cedric (Ced),1, 2, 3
Carrington, Capt. John, 1
Cathay Pacific Airways (CPA) – Articles of Assn. drawn up, 1
Burma opns., 1, 2;
end 1
Co. regd. in HK, 1
birth of, 1
Basis of Agreement, JS&S with ANA, Skyways, FEAC to form (1948) Ltd., 1,
Macao gold runs, 1; end, 2
Farrell sells his 10% stake & retires, 1
90% British, 1
absorbs HK A, 1
Braemar Reservoir mishap, 1
future of Co. (Jock’s views), 1, 2
P&O shareholding, 1
Chinese Air Force shoots down CPA plane, 1
buys new planes, 1
new Kai Tak runway, 1, 2
into propjets (Electras),1
Sydney route dispute with Qantas, 1
stops Australia flights, 1
Jet Age arrives, 1, 2
buys pure jets, 1
press comments, 1
propjets (Electras) phased out, 1
Convair mishap at Kai Tak, 1
major management changes, 1
aborted Convair Kai Tak take-off, 1
Convair crash in Vietnam and investigation, 1 trial, 1
buys Boeing 707s, 1
resumes Australia flights, 1
Arabian Gulf service, 1
decides on DC-10s, 1
orders TriStars, 1
BA HK–London route monopoly, 1
challenges, fights for route, 1
applies for licences to ATLA, CAA, with BCal & Laker, 1
CAA hearing, 1 decision, 1
appeal, 1
John Nott overturns decision, 1
London route starts, 1
buys Betsy back, 1
Airline of the Year, 1
Cattanach, Engineer George, 1, 2
Cavalcade, 1
Chaiyasuta, Somchai, 1, 2 trial, 1
Sont (father) defends, 1, 2
Alice Villiagus (1st wife), 1
Somthaya (daughter),1, 2, 3, 4
Chan, P.K.,1
Chan, Fl. Hostess Winnie, 1
Chao, Allan, 1
Charuk, Major, 1
Charusthien, Gen. Prapas, 1, 2
Chen, Fl. Hostess Rose, 1
Cheng, Fl. Hostess Ellen, 1
Cheng, Fl. Hostess Jo, 1, 2, 3, 4
Chennault, Gen. Claire (‘Flying Tiger’), 1, 2, 3
Cheong, Miss Rita, 1
Cheung, The Hon. O.V. (now Sir Oswald), 1
Cheverst, Percy, 1
Chiang Kai-shek, Generalissimo, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Mme Chiang, 1, 2
Chiang’s China, 1, 2, 3
Govt., 1
Secret Agents, 1
Chifley, Ben, 1
China –
Beijing Govt., 1
British Legation on Foochow Creek, 1
Cultural Revolution, 1
Government, 1, 2, 3
Govr. of Central Bank, 1
Intl. Trade & Investment Corpn. (CITIC), 1
–US Trade, 1
China Mail, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
China National Aviation Co. (CNAC), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 97, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
China Navigation Co. (CNCo), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
China Press, 1
Chio, Tok, 1, 2
Chir, Chief Purser Y.M., 1
Chitti, Judge, 1
Chung Shan Daily News, 1
Civil Air Transport (CAT), 1, 2, 3
Clancy, Vernon, 1, 2
Clementi, Sir Cecil, 1
Clubb, Edmund, 1
Clubs –
Flying, 1
Hong Kong, 1, 2
Randwick Rugby Football, 1
Sino–British, 1
Stock Exchange, 1
Walkers’, 1
Cobham, Sir Alan, 1
Colegate, R., 1, 2, 3
Colyer, R.A., 1
Colyer Watson Pty. Ltd., 1
Conde, Capt. Manuel, 1
Continental Airlines, 1
Cooch Behar, Maharajah Bayah of, 1
Cooper, Des, 1
Cooper, Spencer, 1
Cowper, Capt. Len, 1, 2
Cramer, Capt. Dale, 1, 2
Critchley, Brig. Gen. A.C., 1, 2, 3
Cum
ming, M.S. (‘Steve’), 1
Curtis, Maurice, 1, 2
Da Costa, Fl. Hostess Delca, 1, 2
Dady, Tony, 1
Davies, Derek, 1, 2
de Kantzow, Sydney (Syd), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Calcutta, 1, 2
flies Hump, 1 et seq.
flies supplies to Chiang army, 1, 2
flies Chiang, Stilwell & Wingate, 1, 2
meets Roy, 1;
reappears & joins Roy, 1
develops air wing of RF Ex-Im Co., 1
Board seat, 10% stake in CPA, 1
leaves RF Ex-Im Co., 1
retires, 1
in East Africa, 1
car crash & death, 1
Syd’s ‘Pirates’, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Angela (wife), 1, 2, 3, 4
Eve (sister), 1, 2, 3
Alfred (grandfather), 1
Charles Adolphus, 1 Emma (wife), 1
de la Mare, Sir Arthur, 1
de Leuil, Harry, 1
Delaney, Don, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Delta Air Lines, 1
Dewar, Bob, 1
Dick, John, 1
Discovery, 1, 2
Dominguez, Ricardo, 1
Donovan, Gen. (‘Wild Bill’), 1
Dorman Long, 1
Douglas Co., 1, 2, 3
Downing, Roy, 1, 2
Dunn, Fl. Engineer P.D., 1
Dyball, Capt, H.F., 1
Eather, Capt. Charles (Chic), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Syd’s Pirates, 1
Edkins, S.H., 1
Egan, Bo, 1
Esnouf, Mrs Joan, 1, 2
Fairfield, Roland, 1
Far East Aviation Co. Ltd (FEAC), 1, 2
Farrell, Roy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
Dinjan, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
meets Syd, 1
flies Hump, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
finds & buys ‘Betsy’, 1
in Shanghai, 1
buys ‘Nikki’, 1
sets up Roy Farrell Export-Import Co., 1, 2
starts negs. with Jock to sell CPA, 1
sells 10% stake & retires, 1
Marjorie (wife), 1
Clint (father), 1
Fernandez, Linda, 1
Fiennes, Michael, 1
Financial Times, 1
Fletcher & Co., 1
Flight Safety Review, 1
Foster, A.F., 1
Frost, Robert, 1, 2, 3
Fu Tso Yi, General, 1
Fysh, (later Sir) Hudson, 1
General Dynamics Corpn., 1, 2, 3
General Electric (US), 1
Gething, Jack, 1, 2, 3, 4
Grabowsky, Ian, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Grantham, Sir Alexander, 1, 2
Gratwick, Capt. Geoff, 1
Groh, Capt. Cliff, 1
Gulf Air, 1
Hardy, Michael (Mike) & wife, 1
Hargreaves, Capt. B.G., 1
Harper, Capt. Jim, 1
Harris, Bill ‘Hokum’, 1, 2
Hemsworth, Neville, 1, 2, 3
Henniker-Major, Mark, 1, 2
Heseltine, Rt. Hon. Michael, MP, 1, 2
Hickey, Fl. Engineer Ken, 1, 2, 3
Ho Chi Minh, 1
Holyman, Ivan, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Holyman, Bruce, 1
Hong Kong – Air Terminal Services (HATS), 1
Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA), 1, 2
Aircraft Engineering Co. (HAECO), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 formation of, 1
Airways (HKA), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 absorbed by CPA, 1
Dept. of Civil Aviation (DCA), 1, 2, 3
Flying Training School, 1
Govt., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Harbour Authority, 1
Museum of Science & Technology, 1
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, 1, 2, 3
Hong Kong Standard, 1
Hoskins, Peter, 1
Hotels – Cathay, 1, 2
Cathay Mansions, 1, 2
Dusit Thani, 1
La Quinta Motor Inn, 1, 2, 3, 4
Manila, 1
Narai, 1
Peninsula (‘the Pen’), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Shellbourne, 1
Trocadero, 1
Howell, Capt. J.R.E. (Bob), 1, 2, 3
Hunt, Capt. Dick, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Imperial Airways (IA), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Isis, 1
Jackson-Smith, Capt. Ron, 1
Japan Air Lines, 1
Jardine Aircraft Maintenance Co. (JAMCO), 1
Jardine Matheson Ltd., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Jerdan, Capt. Peter, 1
John, Stewart, 1, 2
Johnson, Owen, 1
Johnson, Stokes & Masters, 1
Johnston, Second Officer, 1
Jurgensen, Paul, 1
Kai, Sir Ho-kai, 1
Keswick, (later Sir) John, 1
King, Capt. Lawrence (Laurie),1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Kirkby, Eric, 1, 2, 3
Klein-Issink, Fl. Engineer Martin, 1
KLM, 1, 2
Kloster, Capt. L.J., 1
Knowles, Bill, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Kong, Purser Dickie, 1, 2
Korean Airlines, 1
Kotchian, Carl, 1
Laker Airways, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Laker, Sir Freddie, 1
Landell-Jones, Ken, 1
LaParle, Capt. Edgar E., 1
Law, Fl. Hostess Esther, 1
Law-Smith, (now Sir) Robert, 1
Lee Kuan Yew, 1
Lee, H.H., 1, 2, 3
Leslie, Capt. Geoff, 1
Leslie, Vic, 1
Li Tseng Ren, Gen., 1
Li, Fl. Hostess Tammy, 1
Lin Yu-tang, Dr, 1
Lin, Purser Marcel, 1
Lobo, P.J., 1
Lobo, P.J. & Co., 1, 2, 3
Lobo, (now Sir) Roger, 1, 2
Lock, Walter, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Lockheed Corpn., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Loong, T.C., 1
Lothian, Capt. Morrie, 1, 2
Louttit, First Officer Lyell (‘Mum’), 1, 2, 3
Lowden, Capt. E.W., 1
Lufthansa, 1
Macao, Governor of, 1
Macao Air Transport Co. (MATCO), 1
MacArthur, Gen. Douglas, 1, 2, 3
Macdonald, Angus, 1
MacDougall, David, 1, 2
Macdougall, Jim, 1, 2
Machado, Irene, 1
Mack, Steve, 1
Mackenzie, First Officer Lachlan, 1, 2
Maclehose, Sir Murray (now Lord), 1, 2
Malayan Airways, 1
Malikhao, Foi, 1
Mandated Airlines, 1, 2
Manguerra, Felix, 1
Mao Tse-tung, 1, 2
Marquis, Terry, 1
Marsh, Capt. Norman, 1, 2, 3
Marshall, T.S., 1
Martin, Peter, 1
Masson, (later Sir) John, 1
Matti, M., 1
McArthur, Chief Engineer, 1
McConachie, Grant, 1, 2
McCook Weir, Capt. Mike, 1
McDuff, First Officer Keith S., 1
McLean, Admiral, 1
Melbourne Herald, 1
Miles, Michael, 1, 2, 3
‘Miss Macao’, 1, 2, 3
Mitchell, George, 1
Moore, Radio Officer N.W.F., 1
Moore, Capt. Pat, 1, 2, 3, 4
Morison, Capt. Neil, 1, 2, 3
Morton, R.W., 1
Moss, A.J.R. (‘Uncle Moe’), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Moxham, Capt. John (‘Mox the Ox’), 1
Murray, Commander, 1
Nasholds, Millard (‘Nash’), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Ne Win, General, 1, 2, 3
Neep, Wesley Α., 1
New Zealand Insurance, 1
Newton, Eric, 1, 2
Ng,
Fl. Hostess Florence, 1
‘Nikki’, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 bought, 1
HK registered, 1
sold to Royal Air Laos, 1
Norquay, Neil, 1
North China Daily News, 1
Northwest Airlines (NWA), 1, 2, 3
Northwest Orient Airlines (Minneapolis), 1
Nott, Rt. Hon. (now Sir) John, MP, 1, 2 overturns CAA decision, 1
Nu, Thakin, 1
P&O shareholding, 1
Pacific Air Maintenance & Supply Co. (PAMAS), 1
Paish, Capt. John, 1, 2, 3
Paletti, Capt., 1
Pan American World Airways (Pan Am), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ‘China Clipper’ Service, 1
Pan Am/Grace Airways, 1
Penlington, Judge Ross, 1
Perkins, Reg., 1
Philippine Airlines, 1
Philipson, J.T.C., 1, 2
Presgrave, Capt. John, 1
Price, Eric, 1, 2, 3
Pring, Duncan, 1
Prompim, Miss Somwang, 1, 2, 3
Qantas, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Quesada, Gen. Elwood R. (‘Pete’), 1, 2
Rennell, Lord, 1
Renwick, Capt. G.V., 1
Reuters News Agency, 1
Rignall, Capt. G.D.A., 1
Riordan, Capt. John, 1, 2
Roberts, Charles Collingwood, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Rolls-Royce, 1, 2, 3
Rosario, Fl. Hostess Vera, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Roy Farrell Export-Import Co., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Russell, Bob, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Russell, First Officer Michael, 1
Russell & Co., 1
Sanders, ‘Ma’, 1
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), 1
Scott & Co., 1
Scott, James H., 1,
Scott, John S., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Seekings, John, 1
Serling, Robert J., 1, 2 The Electra Story, 1
Sharrock, Peter, 1
Shell Co., 1
Sillett, Keith, 1
Silva, Fl. Hostess Dolores, 1
Sing Tao Jih Pao, 1