Remarks: Air China passenger 744s are rare in HKG as they're not scheduled here anymore. We only see these jumbos on presidential visits or when the regular aircraft are substituted with the 747 such as on this flight.
Remarks: A couple of Gladiators break left over runway 26 on their way to land. Sadly Gladiator 351 was written off in a landing accident here at El centro one month later.
Remarks: Starting engines for departure into a Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) with three hoisting operations... with a Navy ship, the Cape Espichel cliffs and in high sea!
