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7th July 2003 | 21:16

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soggyboxers

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From: In the Haven of Peace

For those of you who think that West africa is all just jungle and mangrove swamps, here are a few shots of our 365N3 (which I think is the first in Africa) which is operating in Cameroun in support of moperations on the Tchad-Cameroun pipeline project. Most of our flying in Cameroun is in the mountains, which are really beautiful.

At Limbe, on the coast at the foot of Mount Cameroun:

The landing site is at 9500 feet, but the N3 is a very good hot/high machine. The temperature was around 12 centigrade on the day.

The summit was making one of its rare appearances. At 13435 feet, it's West Africa's highest:

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