Episode 5
The top brass at Base G hatch an daring plot to get all survivors and paratroopers out of the hidden valley. But will the attempted acrobatics with three aeroplanes ever succeed?
"Colonel Prossen searched for ways to ease the stress among his staff. On the 13th May 1945 he had arranged the most sought after prize, one certain to boost morale - a trip to Shangri-la. Margaret was at her desk when the invitation came..."
The members of Base G camp in Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea, are given time out to fly over this wonderful hidden valley, where time has stood still. The only inhabitants are the 'Stone Age' Yali and Dani tribes-people, who populate the jungle swathes. The flight in a plane called 'The Gremlin Special' should be a real eye-opener, but then something goes badly wrong...
5. The top brass at Base G hatch an audacious plot to get all
survivors and paratroopers out of the hidden valley. But will
the attempted acrobatics with three aeroplanes ever succeed?
Reader Nathan Osgood.
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