Nepal, July 25 -- 3April, 1933
The first recorded flight in Nepal's airspace was by British pilots Lord Clydesdale (Douglas Douglas-Hamilton) Flight Lt. D.F. M'Intyre, on two Westland PV3s with Bristol Pegasus engines. The biplanes took off from Purnea in Bihar on 3 April, and were equipped with electric heating, oxygen supplies and cameras.
This was to be the first ever overflight of Mt Everest, and the pilots took photos flying 500 feet over the summit of the world's highest mountain. Prime Minister Juddha Shamsher Rana gave special permission for 'scientific purposes'.
The Westland PV3 that overflew Mt Everest in 1933.
The Westland PV3 in Purnea after the historic flight.
July, 1942
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