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",'■'. ' '■ ■ "Sport and General" Photo. THE ATTACK ON EVEREST FROM THE Alß.— These pictures, taken shortly before the departure of the Houston Mount Everest Expedition from England, reveal the final tests of equipment for the flight over the world's most difficult mountain. Top, testing the second Westland two-seater biplane. Right, Air Commodore Fellowes. fitting oxygen tubes and electrical heating cables to the suit to be worn by Colonel Blacker. Bottom, members of the expedition. Left to right, Air Commodore P. E. M. Fellowes, leader, Lord Clydesdale, first pilot, Lieutenant-Col. L. V. S. Blacker, chief observer. / . :

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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 62, 15 March 1933, Page 7

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",'■'. ' '■ ■ "Sport and General" Photo. THE ATTACK ON EVEREST FROM THE AlR.—These pictures, taken shortly before the departure of the Houston Mount Everest Expedition from England, reveal the final tests of equipment for the flight over the world's most difficult mountain. Top, testing the second Westland two-seater biplane. Right, Air Commodore Fellowes. fitting oxygen tubes and electrical heating cables to the suit to be worn by Colonel Blacker. Bottom, members of the expedition. Left to right, Air Commodore P. E. M. Fellowes, leader, Lord Clydesdale, first pilot, Lieutenant-Col. L. V. S. Blacker, chief observer. / . : Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 62, 15 March 1933, Page 7

",'■'. ' '■ ■ "Sport and General" Photo. THE ATTACK ON EVEREST FROM THE AlR.—These pictures, taken shortly before the departure of the Houston Mount Everest Expedition from England, reveal the final tests of equipment for the flight over the world's most difficult mountain. Top, testing the second Westland two-seater biplane. Right, Air Commodore Fellowes. fitting oxygen tubes and electrical heating cables to the suit to be worn by Colonel Blacker. Bottom, members of the expedition. Left to right, Air Commodore P. E. M. Fellowes, leader, Lord Clydesdale, first pilot, Lieutenant-Col. L. V. S. Blacker, chief observer. / . : Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 62, 15 March 1933, Page 7