Amita, I just saw your response so I am late answering. I was assigned to the navy squadron that provided logistic support to the National Science Foundation efforts in Antarctica. We prepositioned from Pt. Mugu, CA to Christchurch, NZ each year in late August/early Sept. First flights to McMurdo, Antarctica were usually in early Sept with continuous flights almost daily to ferry equipment, supplies and people into McMurdo.
The two years I was attached to the squadron were probably the most frustrating ever for the squadron and the NSF. Both years saw several planes involved in serious crashes and subsequent retrevial activities. One area, called Dome Charley, the third highest plateay dome on the continent, saw two planes crash in one day. A third plane had to rescue the crews of the other two. To say the least, we were very concerned for several days! Eventually, the following year, both planes were repaired and recovered. I still remember the day that two severly crippled, but flying, C-130's flew back to McMurdo. I left the squadron later that year and the following years saw two more planes recovered from other crash sites. BTW, I was the Photographic Officer in the squadron, supposedly in charge of the aerial mapping photography taskings we had. Unfortunately, the first plane to crash the first year was our one and only camera equipped aircraft. Such luck!!! Walt On 3/4/08, Amita Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gorgeous! Why were you in Antartica, Walt? It is one of the places I'd > like to visit someday. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
