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Haurongo: Kippenberger, Howard Karl

Howard Kippenberger describes a trip to El Alamein by military aircraft

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Hear Howard Kippenberger describe a trip to El Alamein by military aircraft in 1954. He makes plain the emotional toll of such commemorations, and talks a little about the current situation in Egypt. (3 min 59 sec)

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Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: D75

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Glyn Harper. 'Kippenberger, Howard Karl', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/104/howard-kippenberger-describes-a-trip-to-el-alamein-by-military-aircraft (accessed 4 June 2026).