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At the site of the Halifax crash with our Albanian military friends. Despite the smiles, it’s a sobering place.
Albanian populace in the 1980s, to the tactical dif culties of supplying guerrilla ghting during WW2 that led to the Halifax crash that we vis- ited. This in particular was a de ning moment of the trip and we hope to locate relatives of those
Our nal evening was spent with representatives of the Albanian Army. We ate delicious Albanian cuisine and gave our new friends a picture of New College as a token of the Academy’s thanks for their help.
involved in the crash to pass on fragments of the plane itself, along with rocks from the mountain that claimed it. With all this in mind, when asked “why Albania?” our adventure more than justi es the decision.
Exercise CAELUS CADET
OCdt Billingham
Ex CAELUS CADET saw seven Of cer Cadets travel to Bad Lippspringe in Ger-
many to participate in a week-
long accelerated free-fall skydiv-
ing course. The course would set
the foundations for the majority
of the group to complete their ‘A’
Licence in skydiving, allowing them to skydive nearly anywhere in the world. For OCdt Reeds, our expedition leader, he had the opportunity to complete his ‘A’ Licence quali cation – a task he completed and thus earned the drop-zone’s
OCdt Hunt perfecting the “Arch” position
traditional dunking in the lake to
celebrate!
Upon arriving in Germany on Satur- day night, we immediately set about searching the local area for German cuisine. Paderborn has a great vari- ety of restaurants and we all enjoyed
our rst insight into German culture and cuisine. On the Sunday we began ground school, a day of training where the idea of throwing yourself out of a plane at 13,500 feet and subsequently hurtling towards the earth at 120 mph is ration-
...allowing them to skydive nearly anywhere in the world.
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