Landing strip near the Akha village of Chommok in Houa Khong Province

Photographer

Bowman, James

Date

• January 3, 1973

Summary

• An aerial view of the landing strip near the Akha village of Chommok (LS-345, PD 8627) in Houa Khong Province. A USAID Bell Jet Ranger helicopter is parked on the strip after making a delivery of food items for refugees. The 644 foot-long STOL (Short take-off and landing) airstrip was leveled from a hilltop with village labor.