FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous. From ditching in the water to crashing through television aerials the images show the perils pilots faced when having to wing their way through residential tower blocks when attempting to land at the infamous Kai Tak 11,000-foot-long airport. Pictures also show how the tower blocks have boomed in size since the closure of the airport, which previously restricted their height. First built by the British in 1925 by the time it was closed by the Hong Kong government in 1998, it had suffered a shocking 12 air disasters with 270 people killed during this time - yet was handling nearly 30 million passengers per-year by 1996. Teacher Daryl Scott Chapman, 41, originally from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire and who has lived in Hong Kong since he was 16-years-old took the pictures from 1992 to 1998
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .