The Veterans' Stories

Cheng Tin Gai
 
This is CV-240, the most advanced passenger flight in the 1950s. It often whipped up a photo taking frenzy among airport staffs …
Classic aeroplanes in the early 50s
CV-240 of the Central Air Transport was the state-of-the-art aircraft after the 50s. It was a propeller plane, but the most awesome of all was its ability to run backward on the land. Its propeller was capable of generating reverse thrust, so the plane could move backward. All the people were eager to take a photo of it.