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follow-up
Posted by Tony on Sun Dec 16, 2001 08:26:30 AM
In reply top Sorry, it was April/MarchTHIS YEAR N/T posted by Tony on Sat Dec 15, 2001 04:48:54 PM
To backtrack, my last mention of M and G-KIRK was at Jakarta.
From there they flew across the mountains of Java where, in bad weather, M attempted to film volcanoes. Again, he ran out of daylight as he headed towards Bali. As he continued over jungle M saw a graveyard of WW II aircraft including a Mitchell DC3 and an Albatross. Thinking "Spares - I know who might appreciate those" he landed on what turned out to be a military airfield (again!). After a "standard grilling" /questioning? (he's now well practiced and somewhat blase)M was taken by staff car to a very good hotel and given a conducted tour of the town by military personnel. A car was sent for him at 04.30hrs the following morning and he flew out at the crack of dawn after a platoon of soldiers had helped to prepare G-KIRK. n.b. I hope that these experiences do not cause M to develop delusions of grandeur - on his return he will find that 3 springer spaniels, 2 cats and I remain the only ground crew available.