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IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 202
- Record Id:
- 041-003315862
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000556965
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100033098512.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100040139751.0x000027
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 202
- Title:
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‘NANGA PARBAT FROM CHILAS LOOKING SOUTH EAST. 43I. A/3. 4.7.’
- Scope & Content:
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An aerial photograph taken during a flight by the Royal Air Force from Gilgit to Risalpur on 8 November 1934 at 11:26 at approximately 14,200 feet. This photograph shows a view of Nanga Parbat Range looking south from Chilas; the tip of one of the imaging aircraft's wings is visible in the foreground.
The photograph was taken by a technical camera; the following gauges are visible on the photographic print: an altitude meter indicating the height of the aircraft, spirit levels showing the pitch of the aircraft, a counter indicating the number of exposures taken, and a watch indicating the time the photograph was shot.
On the reverse of the print is a stamp reading ‘ROYAL AIR FORCE CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED’, No. 2 Indian Wing Station, dated 22 January 1935.
See folios 131-141 for particulars on the flight in question.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000556965
040-000557012
041-003315862 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/1947-2060 : Political (External) Collection 5: Aircraft and Aviation
IOR/L/PS/12/1993 : Coll 5/39 ‘Flights of RAF aeroplanes to Gilgit; flights of foreign aircraft over Gilgit and Chitral’
IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 202 : ‘NANGA PARBAT FROM CHILAS LOOKING SOUTH EAST. 43I. A/3. 4.7.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0006]/037-000556965[0047]/040-000557012[0050]/041-003315862
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
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1 photograph
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040139751.0x000027
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Techniques:
- Photographic Print
- Start Date:
- 1935
- End Date:
- 1935
- Date Range:
- 22 Jan 1935
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Dimensions: 218 x 84mm
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)