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Part 3
Part 3 of Wonders of World Aviation was published on Tuesday 22nd March 1938, price 7d.
This part included a central photogravure supplement showing the flight over Mount Everest which illustrated the article Over Everest By Air.
The Cover
There are no editorial notes about this cover, which shows a biplane performing aerobatics.
Contents of Part 3
Round the World in Eight Days
(Part 2)
The Art of Aerobatics
Over Everest By Air
Over Everest By Air
(photogravure supplement)
Over Everest By Air
Photogravure Supplement
INFRA-RED PHOTOGRAPH of the peak of Makalu taken from more than a hundred miles away. The summit of Everest was concealed behind a bank of cumulus clouds. The photograph was taken during the second flight to Everest on April 19, 1933.
Over Everest By Air:
Photogravure Supplement - 2
APPROACHING EVEREST on April 19, 1933. The long plume, known as the rafale, distinguishes the summit of Everest. The peak of Makalu, which is twelve miles from Everest, can be seen behind the rear wing strut. The angle of the wings shows the strength of the drift due to a high wind velocity of about 110 miles an hour. The clouds are at a height of 18,000 feet.
Over Everest By Air:
Photogravure Supplement - 3
OVER THE SOUTHERN PEAK, about three minutes’ flight from the summit of Everest. The photograph was taken from the Westland Wallace, and shows the Houston-Westland aeroplane. A thick blanket of cloud which stretched to within about fifteen miles of the foot of Everest prevented measurement of the drift. The aeroplanes were thus carried farther west than had been intended.
