Thursday, March 06, 2008


This was the scene this morning in Wamena, Papua. This cargo plane had a hard landing and burst into flames. We heard that no one got hurt or killed thankfully. Most airlines here just don't have the money for proper maintenance, proper training and safety training....
Wamena is a city in the mountains of Papua. It happens to be the world's largest city with no roads going to it. Everything is brought in by aircraft. Except for the produce that is grown there. Because of the cooler temperatures and lack of humidity they can grow some veggies like cauliflower and nice tomatoes etc.. that can't be grown here in the lowlands. It is also where some of the first Papuans became Christians. MAF does a lot of flying out of this mountainous city.

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