Escape from Hong Kong - The Final Hours

The Boats

A 1/24 scale model of MTB 07 on patrol.

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The escape

1. 2nd MTB Flotilla
2. The VIP escape group at Waichow
3. Map of escape route
4. Map of Hong Kong showing Pillbox 12
5. Airial photo of Ap Lei Chau [Aberdeen Island]
6. Map of Hong Kong Territories
7. A collection of images from The War Illustrated No 126 dated April 17 1942
8. Waichow to Kukong photos
9. Commander Hugh Montague RN. SNO on the escape
10. The escape party at Kweiyong Military Medical center 24th Jan 1942
11. Some escape party guides and guards
12. "The one legged" Chinese Admiral Chan Chak with Yeung Chuen at Suikwan [Liu Chow]
13. Admiral Chan Chak's office in Pedder Street
14. Lt-Cmdr Henry Heng Hsu
15. The escape party at Waichow on30th December 1941
16. The Chinese ID given to the escape party
17. Booklet from General Wu
18. Lt-Cmdr Gerard H Gandy
19. Lt Ronald R W Ashby DSC
20. Lt Alexander Kennedy
21. Crew of MTB 09 at Waichow
22. Acting Stoker P.O. Stephen J [Buddy] Hide
23. Buddy Hide's escape account
24. The letter!!
25. P.O. Coxswain Prest
26. Sq-Ldr Max Oxford
27. Sub-Lt David P Legge
28. Sub-Lt Gee
29. Sub-Lt Tommy Brewer
30. Tel Harold P Hill
31. Coxswain Bill Schillemore
32. A/B Leslie Barker
33. A/B Les [Lofty] Gurd
34. Charles E [Ted] Ross
35. David M MacDougall
36. Capt Reginald E [Freddie] Guest
37. A/B Frances Penny
38. P O Robert H Stonell
39. C P O [acting 1st Officer] Gilbert Thums
40. Acting P O Ronald J C [Jez] Priestley
41. A/B John Holt
42. A/B Jack Thorpe
43. A/B George [Bones] Arnold
44. A/B Robert Hempenstall
45. F W Kendall S.O.E.
46. Colin M McEwan S.O.E.
47. Monia Talan S.O.E.
48. The Gloucester Hotel
49. Guest book