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KIBO...

Posted: 21 Jun 2015, 12:05
by petermcleland
...is the highest peak of Kilimanjaro...Here it is in 1959:-

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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.

Re: KIBO...

Posted: 21 Jun 2015, 15:08
by DaveB
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 :lol: I bet it made a nice Chrimbo card though :thumbsup:

ATB
DaveB B)smk

Re: KIBO...

Posted: 21 Jun 2015, 16:24
by petermcleland
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 :lol: I bet it made a nice Chrimbo card though :thumbsup:
Yes it did Dave...I'll do a Scan or two off it and post it here.

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Re: KIBO...

Posted: 21 Jun 2015, 18:36
by airboatr
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. :)

Re: KIBO...

Posted: 22 Jun 2015, 11:23
by Nigel H-J
I had just turned eight!! :lol:

Nigel.