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| − | The Far East Flying Training School (遠東航空學校<ref name="kaitak" /> | + | The Far East Flying Training School (遠東航空學校) <ref name="kaitak" /> was founded by Vaughan Fowler in 1933. It was a private institution sited at Kai Tak Airport.<ref name="briefhistorywaters" /> It commenced the training of pilots and engineers for civil aviation in 1934. The School stopped operation during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in early 1940s. It was reopened for flying training classes in 1946. In 1962, the training facilities and a number of aircrafts were destroyed because of Typhoon Wanda. Flying instruction then came to a halt. Eventually, the school was resurrected by the newly formed Aero Club of Hong Kong (香港航空會) in 1964. As the school was no longer involved in flying training, it was renamed The Far East Flying and Technical School.<ref name="industrialhistoryhk" /> |
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| − | In 1962, the training facilities and a number of aircrafts were destroyed because of Typhoon Wanda. Flying instruction then came to a halt. Eventually, the school was resurrected by the newly formed Aero Club of Hong Kong in 1964. As the school was no longer involved in flying training, it was renamed The Far East Flying and Technical School.<ref name="industrialhistoryhk" /> | ||
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Revision as of 03:37, 28 May 2018
The Far East Flying Training School (遠東航空學校) [1] was founded by Vaughan Fowler in 1933. It was a private institution sited at Kai Tak Airport.[2] It commenced the training of pilots and engineers for civil aviation in 1934. The School stopped operation during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in early 1940s. It was reopened for flying training classes in 1946. In 1962, the training facilities and a number of aircrafts were destroyed because of Typhoon Wanda. Flying instruction then came to a halt. Eventually, the school was resurrected by the newly formed Aero Club of Hong Kong (香港航空會) in 1964. As the school was no longer involved in flying training, it was renamed The Far East Flying and Technical School.[3]
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References
- ↑ 啟德機場 - 早期發展. (n.d.). Retrieved July, 2017, from https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%95%9F%E5%BE%B7%E6%A9%9F%E5%A0%B4#.E6.AD.B7.E5.8F.B2
- ↑ Waters, D. D. (2000). A brief history of technical education in Hong Kong 1863 to 1980 : a paper presented on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary: 12 October 2000. Retrieved from http://repository.vtc.edu.hk/ive-adm-others-sp/14
- ↑ Farmer, H. (2014, September 9). Far East Flying Training School Ltd, Part 2. Retrieved July, 2017, from http://industrialhistoryhk.org/far-east-flying-training-school-2/