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Old 8th Aug 2012, 15:39
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Nanga Gaat

In March 2011, a chum, his wife and a party led by an Australian went up the river and reached the Gaat.

The remains of the two RN Wessex, which crashed there in April 1965, are still visible with engines etc identifiable. The memorial is still there but much of the site is overgrown and there is a great deal of logging etc in the area. The journey was difficult because of the river levels being low.

I have been told recently that the expedition no longer runs that far up the river, so probably the only way in is on foot as the landing pads are no longer discernable. BTW, the hornets were much in evidence and do they sting!

Sorry Lee can't help with the details of 358 but Dave Billings knows all about it - I'd moved to Hong Kong by that time - thank goodness!

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