“Treasures From The Pioneer Era” – Continuation from the book by Ernie Tanner: “Where Angels Fear To Fly” We were stranded at an abandoned airfield and had run out of fuel. We had no choice but to set out on foot to get help. A dirt track led to the […]
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Jun Deles, who is handicapped, lives on his own in his hut. Despite having a disabled right leg, he earns his living by fishing. Typhoon Odette (Rai) destroyed his small boat and consequently his means of making a living. When we as Helimission provided aid with one of our helicopters […]
We were called to a lady in Tangumsili in the bush who was having trouble giving birth, so I immediately had Maichel, our young local pilot, plan the flight for the next morning. I had happened to run into a local doctor who used to fly with Helimission quite often […]
Treasures From The Pioneer Era, reported by Ernie Tanner: In fine weather, with a full tank and renewed courage, we took off from Lausanne towards Geneva. Navigation wasn’t a problem this time, as I needed only to fly along the shore of Lake Geneva. We enjoyed the magnificent scenery below […]
