Himalayan Journey

Short documentary portraying the flying missions of a United Nations aircraft in Nepal.

• Categories: News & Features / Features
• Video Length: 00:14:11
• Production Date: 12 February 1985
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION - ICAO; UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - UNDP
• Subject Topical: AIR TRANSPORT
• Geographic Subject: NEPAL
• MAMS Id: 2076041
• Parent Id: 840231

Description

Against the backdrop of the world’s highest mountains, the film portrays the flying missions of a United Nations aircraft in Nepal, a small but essential service in a country where roads are almost non-existent. The specially adapted plane can use rough airstrips carved out of mountainsides to deliver cargoes of food grains, building supplies, schoolbooks, and other essentials in hours rather than the days and weeks delivery used to take.