AA62 ...
The date certainly seems to tie up
The first royal visit to Tuvalu was back in 1959 by the Duke of Edinburgh, followed by a visit by Prince Charles in 1970. Princess Margaret visited Tuvalu in 1978, on Tuvalu’s independence from Great Britain.
If so ... It looks like there has been quite a bit of investment in the airport at Funafuti ...
Coff.
PS Xercules ... That's 179°11'E
