Ex-Qantas Boeing 747 pilot uses the tailplane as his desk as he prepares the paperwork for the next sector.
The aircraft is on the ground at Kompiam where Doctor David Mills manages the district hospital. Often the road from Kompiam is impassable and even when good the journey to Mount Hagen still takes several hours. Air travel for medical evacuations is therefore essential, both sending patients out for more advanced treatment, or to receive them from remote communities where there are no roads. |
