Date: 1971 Location: Bhadrapur, Jhapa Description: A DC-3 of Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation on the field at the Bhadrapur airport. This aircraft was the mainstay of air transportation in Nepal until, in 1970, the airline acquired its first Hawker Siddley HS-748 followed by Twin Otters in 1971. Its first jet aircraft, Boeing 727s, were acquired in 1972.
