The arrival of the 'big jets' in the early 60's.
Here's a night time pic of Cathay's CV880M VR-HFS at Paya Lebar, Singapore in 1963.
I spent many hours gazing 'thro' the wire' at Paya Lebar at the Cathay and JAL 880's, the SAS/Thai, KLM and Alitalia DC-8s and the Qantas, Pan Am and BOAC 707's.
Here comes another-SAS Coronado SE-OAY on charter to Thai Airways, on approach to runway 20 at Paya Lebar in mid 1963.
Of course we were also saying goodbye to the Super Connie's and DC7's..the 'big props'.
David T