CX Betsy
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Owner:
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Vopoce
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Released:
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Saturday, September 21, 2013
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Origin:
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Czechia
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CX Betsy is dedicated to good old days of aviation when it took only bit of courage to set up an airline and go for adventure.
Cathay Pacific was founded in Hong Kong on 24 September 1946 by American Roy Farrell and Australian Sydney de Kantzow. Both men were ex-air force pilots who had flown the Hump, a route over the Himalayan mountains. Each man put up HK$1 to register the airline. Although initially based in Shanghai, the two men moved to Hong Kong where they formally began Cathay Pacific. They named it Cathay, the ancient name given to China, derived from "Khitan", and Pacific because Farrell speculated that they would one day fly across the Pacific (which happened in the 1970s). The Chinese name for the company "國泰" comes from a Chinese idiom meaning "Grand and Peaceful State".
According to legend, the airline's unique name was conceived by Farrell and some foreign correspondents at the bar of the Manila Hotel. On Cathay Pacific's maiden voyage, Farrell and de Kantzow flew from Hong Kong to Manila, and later on to Shanghai. They had a single Douglas DC-3, nicknamed Betsy. The airline initially flew routes between Hong Kong, Sydney, Manila, Singapore, Shanghai, and Canton, while scheduled service was limited to Bangkok, Manila, and Singapore only.
(source Wikipedia)
My goal is to visit all places where Cathay Pacific flies these days and I would appreciate if you take me there. And if you attach some nice plane spotting picture - even better!
The following is the list of destinations:
Abu Dhabi
Adelaide
Amsterdam
Auckland
Bahrain
Bangkok
Beijing
Brisbane
Cairns
Cebu
Chennai
Chicago
Colombo
Delhi
Denpasar
Dubai - visited
Frankfurt
Fukuoka
Ho Chi Minh City
Hong Kong
Hyderabad
Jakarta
Jeddah
Johannesburg
Karachi
Kuala Lumpur
London
Los Angeles
Macau
Malé
Manila
Melbourne
Milan
Moscow
Mumbai
Nagoya
New York City
Osaka
Paris
Penang
Perth
Riyadh
Rome
San Francisco
Sapporo
Seoul
Shanghai
Singapore
Surabaya
Sydney
Taipei
Tokyo
Toronto
Vancouver
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KCSearcher retrieved it from 1st Stop from Airport Geocoin, Travel Bug tb Hotel
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Utah
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I will drop it off in a TB Hotel cache not far from the San Francisco International Airport in the next month or so. If the owner wants me to place it in a cache sooner, I can do that too.
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Cachin' Kate placed it in 1st Stop from Airport Geocoin, Travel Bug tb Hotel
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This little plane has a lot of places she wants to visit! Major international airports... Hopefully this spot will help her get there! Safe travels!
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Cachin' Kate retrieved it from 2018 Australia Day - Idaho Style
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This was left on the table at one of our last Meet and Greets in Boise, Idaho. I'm not heading to any of the cities listed but hopefully somebody else can grab this from here in Salt Lake City, Utah and fly this little plane to a happy landing! Thanks for sharing and safe travels!
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Polonus discovered it
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Swift and succesful travels. 🎉🇺🇸
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GotZoom discovered it
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Idaho
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Saw this at our first meet/greet today - Australia Day- in Boise Idaho. So nice to meet a great bunch of people who are as enthusiastic about this as we are!
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tentha discovered it
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Discovered at the Australia Day event today. Thanks for sharing.
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railroad discovered it
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Discovered at the Australia Day Event in Meridian today. Thanks!
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JC[] discovered it
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Discovered it 2018 Australia Day - Idaho Style. Thank you for sharing.
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sissybanana discovered it
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Discovered @ the Event today, thank you for sharing!
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KD7DKV discovered it
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Discovered at the Aussie Event today. I read the one of the founders was an Aussie.
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