‘Nanga Parbat Range looking South from Leychan 43I. C/2. 5.0’ [‎193r] (1/2)

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‘Nanga Parbat Range looking South from Leychan 43I. C/2. 5.0’

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 193

The record is made up of 1 photograph. It was created in 6 Feb 1935. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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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 11:16 at approximately 18,000 feet. This photograph shows a view of Nanga Parbat looking south from Leychar with two RAF Hawker Hart aircraft visible towards the bottom of the print; 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, RAF Risalpur, dated 6 February 1935.

See folios 131-141 for particulars on the flight in question.

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Dimensions: 218 x 84mm

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English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 193
Title: ‘Nanga Parbat Range looking South from Leychan 43I. C/2. 5.0’
Pages: 193r:193v
Author: Royal Air Force
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