Sketch map of proposed route for Gilgit flight, 1936
Scope & Content:
The map shows the proposed route for the annual Royal Air Force flight to Gilgit, planned for the end of October 1936, shown by a red dotted line; it is proposed to try a more direct route than that taken previously in order to determine its suitability for civil aircraft. The flight path passes...
Sketch map showing areas reconnoitred during the Gilgit Flight in October 1935
Scope & Content:
The map illustrates the river valleys reconnoitred around Gilgit by a flight of Royal Air Force planes in October 1935. The areas reconnoitred are highlighted by orange dashes within a green box. The scale is 16 miles to 1 inch.
‘OVER MOUNT RAKAPOSHI: NOTABLE R.A.F. FLIGHT IN THE HIMALAYAS’
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Newspaper cuttings from The Times newspaper article, 28 December 1932, covering a Royal Air Force demonstration flight over the Himalayas in November 1932. This folio includes the headline and a print of an aerial photograph – taken during the course of the flight – showing an RAF Hawker Hart fl...
‘OVER MOUNT RAKAPOSHI: NOTABLE R.A.F. FLIGHT IN THE HIMALAYAS’
Scope & Content:
Newspaper cuttings from The Times newspaper article, 28 December 1932, covering a Royal Air Force demonstration flight over the Himalayas in November 1932. This folio includes a print of an aerial photograph – taken in the course of the flight – showing three RAF Hawker Harts flying over Rakhot....
‘OVER MOUNT RAKAPOSHI: NOTABLE R.A.F. FLIGHT IN THE HIMALAYAS’
Scope & Content:
Newspaper cuttings from The Times newspaper article, 28 December 1932, covering a Royal Air Force demonstration flight over the Himalayas in November 1932. This folio includes a print of an aerial photograph – taken during the course of the flight – showing three Hawker Harts flying over the mou...
‘OVER MOUNT RAKAPOSHI: NOTABLE R.A.F. FLIGHT IN THE HIMALAYAS’
Scope & Content:
Newspaper cuttings from The Times newspaper article, 28 December 1932, covering a Royal Air Force demonstration flight over the Himalayas in November 1932. This folio includes a print of an aerial photograph – taken during the course of the flight – showing a close up shot of a RAF Hawker Hart. ...
An aerial photograph taken during a flight by the Royal Air Force from Risalpur to Gilgit on 5 November 1934 at 09:13 at approximately 9600 feet. This photograph shows four RAF Hawker Hart aircraft flying near Sazin. The photograph was taken by a technical camera; the following gauges are visib...
An aerial photograph taken during a flight by the Royal Air Force from Risalpur to Gilgit on 5 November 1934 at 09:18 at approximately 10,200 feet. This photograph shows four RAF Hawker Hart aircraft flying near Sazin. The photograph was taken by a technical camera; the following gauges are vis...
An aerial photograph taken during a flight by the Royal Air Force from Risalpur to Gilgit on 5 November 1934 at 09:18 at approximately 10,200 feet. This photograph shows four RAF Hawker Hart aircraft flying near Sazin. The photograph was taken by a technical camera; the following gauges are vis...
An aerial photograph taken during a flight by the Royal Air Force from Risalpur to Gilgit on 5 November 1934 at 09:52 at approximately 10,000 feet. This photograph shows four RAF Hawker Hart aircraft flying near Bunji. The photograph was taken by a technical camera; the following gauges are vis...