Dr. Wingate smiles as he recalls: “How privileged I felt to be asked to join that expedition, especially since I was but a schoolboy of 15 with a great deal of interest in birds!
Smaidot Deivids Vingeits atceras: ” Jutos ārkārtīgi pagodināts, kad arī mani uzaicināja piedalīties ekspedīcijā, jo es taču tolaik biju tikai piecpadsmitgadīgs skolas puika, kas aizrāvies ar putniem.