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The authors of this site would like to thank Flt Lt Gerry Estrada, AE RHKAAF (ret'd), who came up with the idea of a website in the first place and who provided some of the material used in it. |
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A huge thank you must go to Michael Chan - Controller, GFS - who kindly made facilities available and allowed Patrick Fok, together with other GFS volunteers, Gordon Andreassend of the HK Historical Aircraft Association, and former Auxies, to scan the many photograph albums that had accumulated over the years at the HKAAF / RHKAAF / GFS headquarters. |
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The authors would also like to gratefully acknowledge the permission granted by Valerie Ann Penlington and Odyssey Publications to reproduce material from the book "Winged Dragon: The History of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force". |
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Finally, thanks go to those who gave of their time to search out photographs, some of which had long since been despatched to remote corners gathering dust, in order that others might share their memories. The list is too long to include here (it currently stands at forty-nine and hopefully will increase as time goes by) but you know who you are, and hopefully you will get satisfaction from seeing your photographs on the site and depicting part of Hong Kong's history. NEWS Wing Commander Royston Webb Brooks, MBE, AE, passed away peacefully on 24 September 2026, surrounded by his family. Roy was the much-loved husband of Pat for 65 years, and a devoted father to Melanie, Roger and Gavin. He was a proud grandfather to George, Eloise and iolaus, and much loved by his daughters-in-law Pinky and Catherine. A civil engineer by profession, Roy built a long and successful career in the United Kingdom and later in Hong Kong with China Light & Power. In 1971, he joined the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force as a cadet pilot. He rose through the ranks to become its last expatriate Commanding Officer, retiring on 31 December 1990 as Wing Commander. Roy will be remembered with great affection by his family and many friends for the life he shared with them, the experiences he enjoyed and the many happy memories he created along the way. Roy did not want a funeral. Instead, he asked that those who knew him, whenever they can, have a drink, raise a glass to him and remember the happy days. Semper Paratus. |