Caption: Date: 1968-03 Location: Chaurikharka, Solukhumbu Description: Lukla airfield. Westerner to left of pilot is a Peace Corps Volunteer. Others are curious villagers. Short runway was limited to short take and landing (STOL) airplane. Due to change in air convection currents plane had to land and take off by 9:00 a.m. Pilot was on contract with USAID. Keywords: Bill Borsa, Nepal Photo History Project, PC volunteer, Peace Corp Photo History, People, airfield, airplane, named person, transportation
