PBY Catalina, Saudi Arabia.
Caption-"In 1960, Thomas Kendall, his family, and a photographer from Life magazine set off on a round the world pleasure trip in this Catalina.
On 22nd March they touched down in the Gulf of Aqaba.
The following day they were attacked with automatic gun fire from a headland nearby by local people who had mistaken them for Israeli commandos.
Mr Kendall and his secratary were injured. After interrogation in Jeddah they were all released"
"In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success"- Adm I. Yamamoto
OKAY I've found out how to post pics without that resizing bar, I'll retro-fix all my previous ones in due course..
(But 800 pixels wide is still the forum limit so remember to hold CTRL and roll the mousewheel to enlarge them further if you like)
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