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petermcleland
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by petermcleland 21 Jun 2015, 12:05
...is the highest peak of Kilimanjaro...Here it is in 1959:-
The peak's altitude is 19318 feet...the aircraft are Venom FB4s of 208 Squadron and I am flying in the "box" position. The photo was taken on 30th September 1959 and I was flying WR 412. The flight was to get a suitable photograph for the Squadron's Christmas Card for 1959.
DaveB
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by DaveB 21 Jun 2015, 15:08
The flight was to get a suitable photograph for the Squadron's Christmas Card for 1959.
What a complete disregard for the public purse Peter
I bet it made a nice Chrimbo card though
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petermcleland
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by petermcleland 21 Jun 2015, 16:24
DaveB wrote: The flight was to get a suitable photograph for the Squadron's Christmas Card for 1959.
What a complete disregard for the public purse Peter
I bet it made a nice Chrimbo card though
Yes it did Dave...I'll do a Scan or two off it and post it here.
airboatr
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by airboatr 21 Jun 2015, 18:36
Thanks for the Christmas wish, Peter.. belated as it may be I can't really complain since I wasn't born untill 62!
But I'll keep them for my Mac scrapbook.
Nigel H-J
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by Nigel H-J 22 Jun 2015, 11:23
I had just turned eight!!
Nigel.
I used to be an optimist but with age I am now a grumpy old pessimist.
I bet it made a nice Chrimbo card though 
