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'''Kai Tak Airport''' was the international airport of [[Hong Kong]] from 1925 until 1998. The airport makes an appearance at the beginning of the [[1995]] [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla]] film ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''. |
'''Kai Tak Airport''' was the international airport of [[Hong Kong]] from 1925 until 1998. The airport makes an appearance at the beginning of the [[1995]] [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla]] film ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===[[Heisei era|Heisei Series]]=== |
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====''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''==== |
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+ | During the prologue, several [[Boeing 747]]s were seen at the airport. Just after one of the 747s took off, [[Godzilla]] appeared in [[Kowloon Bay]], near the coast of Hong Kong, after having survived the destruction of [[Birth Island]]. Godzilla was now covered in mysterious lava like rashes. Suddenly, he attacked the airport, and nearly took down one of the airliners, before he turned back towards the city and began to decimate it with blasts of his atomic spiral ray. |
==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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*Before it closed, Kai Tak Airport was famous for its 'Checkerboard approach,' which forced planes to negotiate small mountains and tall buildings to get to the runway. As a result, many flights suffered hard landings or even overshot the runway into Kowloon Bay as a result. |
*Before it closed, Kai Tak Airport was famous for its 'Checkerboard approach,' which forced planes to negotiate small mountains and tall buildings to get to the runway. As a result, many flights suffered hard landings or even overshot the runway into Kowloon Bay as a result. |
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Revision as of 04:15, 20 January 2016
Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. The airport makes an appearance at the beginning of the 1995 Godzilla film Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.
History
Heisei Series
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
A Qantas Boeing 747 land on a runway of Kai Tak Airport in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.
During the prologue, several Boeing 747s were seen at the airport. Just after one of the 747s took off, Godzilla appeared in Kowloon Bay, near the coast of Hong Kong, after having survived the destruction of Birth Island. Godzilla was now covered in mysterious lava like rashes. Suddenly, he attacked the airport, and nearly took down one of the airliners, before he turned back towards the city and began to decimate it with blasts of his atomic spiral ray.
Trivia
- Before it closed, Kai Tak Airport was famous for its 'Checkerboard approach,' which forced planes to negotiate small mountains and tall buildings to get to the runway. As a result, many flights suffered hard landings or even overshot the runway into Kowloon Bay as a result.
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