Originally Posted by
tubby linton
The Cassidy book also mentions the repair team travelling 40 miles each way from Aba each day where they had their quarters. A letter was written by missionaries who lived in Aba regarding the forced landing. It describes two sharp bends in the river-
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Just checked the distances - 40 miles along the N26 road westwards from Aba more or less just gets them to Faradje - with the site of the landing being someway (10-15 miles?) further westwards, so the quoted figure of 40 miles must have been perhaps an off-the-cuff approximation I think. The 'two sharp bends' information could be useful !