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China Airlines Flight 605, a brand-new 747-400, overruns the runway at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport.
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China Airlines Flight 605
1993 runway overrun in Hong Kong
China Airlines Flight 605 was a daily non-stop flight departing from Taipei, Taiwan to Hong Kong, then a British colony. On 4 November 1993, the aircraft operating the flight went off the runway when attempting to land during a storm. It was the first hull loss of a Boeing…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Boeing 747-400
Wide-body airliner, improved production series of the 747
The Boeing 747-400 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, an advanced variant of the initial Boeing 747. The Advanced Series 300 was announced at the September 1984 Farnborough Airshow, targeting a 10% cost reduction with more…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hong Kong
Special administrative region of China
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of the eponymous island, the Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories. With 7.5 million residents in a 1,114-square-kilometre (430 sq mi) territory,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kai Tak Airport
Former main airport in Hong Kong (1925–1998)
Kai Tak Airport was an international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. Officially known as Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998, it is often referred to as Hong Kong International Airport, Kai Tak, or simply Kai Tak and Kai Tak International Airport,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)