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Excavation campaign 1958
Sunday 31 Aug.Paris - Orly take-off 20h 30 on the super Constellation G Paris - Beirut - Tehran - Air France service low ceiling over the airport, zero visibility on flight line at 19000 feet. Directly over Geneva, we enter a heavy stormy period. The bar collapses, cutlery flies off; we were distracted for half an hour by strong jolts, which cease on approach to Rome. Delay conceded: 1/2 hour stopover at Ciampino 23h 30 to 0h 30 (1st Sept. The aircraft still 1/3 unoccupied when we leave Rome and climb back to 19.500 feet. General drowsiness.
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