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TRAVEL DETAILS

(All times local)

Appendix III

OUTWARD

Thursday 16 September

1100 RAF VC10 Ascot 1142 departs London Heathrow (Southside)

Passengers: Main party plus press party, less Serials 13, 14, 19, 20

1015

1115

Arrive Elmendorf, Alaska

Depart Elmendorf

(9 hours 15 flying time. London GMT + 1. Alaska GMT 9)

Friday 17 September

1300 Arrive Tokyo Haneda Airport

(7 hours 45 flying time. Tokyo GMT+9)

Wednesday 22 September

,

0930 RAF VC10 departs Haneda Airport, Tokyo

Passengers: Main party plus press party less Serial 14

1320 Arrive Peking

(4 hours 50 flying time. Peking GMT + 8)

Saturday 25 September

0830 RAF VC10 and Chinese Government Trident depart Peking

1030

Arrive Shanghai

(2 hours flying time. Shanghai GMT + 8)

Sunday 26 September (Precise timings to be confirmed)

0930

Depart Shanghai (by Chinese Government Trident or RAF VC10)

1140 Arrive Canton

(2 hours 10 flying time. Canton GMT + 8)

1510

Depart Canton by VC10

1600 Arrive Hong Kong

(50 minutes flying time. Hong Kong GMT + 8)