At 35 years of age, Captain Charles P. Hellewell had flown missions during World War Two. Heading to a rendezvous with Ronald MacLean (who, the reader will remember as D'Arcy Exploration's chief geologist), Hellelwell flew a Silver City Airways DC-3 from Tripoli's Idris Airport to Concession 37 on May 16, 1958.
Also on board the DC-3 were First Officer (co-pilot/navigator) Tony G. Hunt, 34, and Radio Officer Bill Colvin, 28.
Hellewell was instructed to spend the night at Concession 37, and then fly MacLean on his aerial survey of the Kufra Mountain rock formations, which were located in the southern section of Application 121. En route, they were also supposed to figure out if a road could be built, in order to connect Concession 37 and Application 121's northern section.
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