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‘NANGA PARBAT LOOKING SOUTH. 43I. C/3. 3.9.’ [‎197v] (2/2)

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 197

The record is made up of 1 photograph. It was created in 22 Jan 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 11:19 at approximately 18,000 feet. This photograph shows a view of Nanga Parbat looking south; 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.

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Dimensions: 218 x 84mm

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IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 197
Title
‘NANGA PARBAT LOOKING SOUTH. 43I. C/3. 3.9.’
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197r:197v
Author
Royal Air Force
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