Фотографии
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Douglas R4D-5 12418 Que Sera Sera ‘XD-8’ of VX-6, US Navy, 1956. Inset: scrapview of 12418, main undercarriage in retracted position.
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - США - 1935
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Senior crew of the famed R4D-5 Que Sera Sera which became the first aircraft to land at the South Pole on October 31, 1956. Rear Admiral George Dufek is in the centre
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - США - 1935
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During the long winter nights the snow could bury the aircraft of VX-6. Many man-hours were needed to ‘recover’ them
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - США - 1935
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Military Air Transport Service Continental Command C-124A 51-5175 at Williams Field with a VX-6 R5D in the background
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II - США - 1949Douglas DC-4 / C-54 / R5D Skymaster - США - 1942
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Lockheed P2V-2N Neptune 122465 ‘XD-9’ Boopsie of VX-6, US Navy, October 1956.
Самолёты на фотографии: Lockheed Neptune P2V - США - 1945
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Самолёты на фотографии: Lockheed Neptune P2V - США - 1945
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P2V-7 Neptune 140436 of VX-6 blasts away from Williams Field, McMurdo, in December 1961. Following the P2V-2Ns that ventured to Antarctica in the mid-1950s, the JATO and jet-assisted -7LPs proved more practical.
Самолёты на фотографии: Lockheed Neptune P2V - США - 1945
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First fatal flight of Deep Freeze 1 was P2V-2N 122465 on landing after the transit from Christchurch, October 18, 1956. Four of the eight on board were killed
Самолёты на фотографии: Lockheed Neptune P2V - США - 1945
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A UC-1 Otter delivering scientific instruments to the Ross Ice Shelf.
Самолёты на фотографии: De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter - Канада - 1951
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Second crash of Deep Freeze 1 was UC-1 142424, which had arrived at McMurdo aboard the USS Glacier (AGB-4) on December 22, 1955.
Самолёты на фотографии: De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter - Канада - 1951
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Crew of the ill-fated PBM Mariner Marine George One of Operation high jump. The aircraft crashed into the Walker Mountains on December 30, 1946, killing three of the nine-man crew
Самолёты на фотографии: Martin PBM Mariner / Type 162 - США - 1939
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Crash site of the Mariner. Note the sad message applied to the wing.
Самолёты на фотографии: Martin PBM Mariner / Type 162 - США - 1939
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One of two C-124 Globemaster flights into McMurdo in October 1956 that ended in the nosewheel giving way.
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II - США - 1949
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Douglas R4D-8 17188 Lou Byrd II ‘JD-7’ of VX-6, US Navy, 1958. Trans-Pacific ferry flight guise prior to installation of skis.
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas Super DC-3 / C-117D / R4D-8 - США - 1949
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A pair of New Zealand dog teams arrive at Williams Field, ready to board R4D-8 17219 ‘JD-9’ with fellow 17188 to the left
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas Super DC-3 / C-117D / R4D-8 - США - 1949
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Wreckage of R4D-8 17188 Lou Byrd II after it crashed on the Sentinel Ranges on November 22, 1962, following a ski malfunction
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas Super DC-3 / C-117D / R4D-8 - США - 1949
Статьи
- Round-Out
- ??? - Fledgling Neptunes
- D.Watkins - RAF Flying Training and the Vampire
- J.Cupido - Stepping Stone to the 'Jug'
- K.Conboy, J.Morrison - Plausible Deniability
- M.Passingham - Latham's 'Boats
- N.Gillespie - 'Deep Freeze' (1)
- P.Howard - Pioneering in the Trusts
- S.Harding - Canadian Connection
- T.Buttler - A Near Class Act
- V.Lesnitchenko - Combat Composites