, ▁covering ▁ 1 0 0 0   km ▁by ▁cam el . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Kennedy - Sh aw ▁accompanied ▁Ralph ▁Al ger ▁B agn old ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁from ▁C airo ▁to ▁Ain ▁Dal la , ▁into ▁the ▁Sand ▁Sea , ▁past ▁Am mon ite ▁hill ▁to ▁the ▁Gil f ▁K eb ir , ▁south ▁to ▁U we in at ▁and ▁on ▁to ▁W adi ▁Half a , ▁returning ▁via ▁the ▁Ar ba ’ in ▁slave ▁road ▁via ▁Sal ima ▁o asis , ▁Kh arga ▁and ▁then ▁A ys ut . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁travel led ▁with ▁B agn old ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁from ▁C airo ▁to ▁Kh arga , ▁to ▁U we in at , ▁Sar ra , ▁T ek ro , ▁U we in at , ▁El ▁F ash er , ▁Bir ▁Nat run , ▁Mer ga , ▁La q ia , ▁Sel ima , ▁W adi ▁Half a , ▁D akh la , ▁Bah ari ya ▁and ▁C airo , ▁a ▁total ▁distance ▁of ▁ 6 0 0 0 ▁miles . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁After ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁B agn old ▁rec ru ited ▁Kennedy - Sh aw ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁Imperial ▁Mand atory ▁Palest ine ▁Administration ' s ▁office ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁employed , ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Int elligence ▁and ▁Chief ▁Navigation ▁officer ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Army ' s ▁new ▁Long ▁Range ▁Des ert ▁Group ▁( L . R .