The Yanks were there as well, Byrd-Pole Traverse 1960-61
Ref; Byrd-Pole Traverse 1960-61
This is how 2 orange D-8's made it to Pole (one was destroyed in the October 1964 fire and replaced with the black one). This traverse consisted of two D-8's with sleds, 1 weasel,and a total of 11 men including leader Army Major Antero Havola. The tank on the front of this D-8 is a snow melter, hence this was known as a "bow tanker." Since it didn't have a lot of usefulness without a blade, one was ordered, and eventually this machine was parked next to the garage. In 1963-64 the folks wondered why they received a D-8 blade in the resupply since their only D-8 already had a blade. Then the mechanic noticed that he'd been tripping over something next to the garage, it was the top of this beast. Blade was installed. :o
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D2 at the bottom of a crater
Ref;South Pole Timeline-1955-1964
Summer 1957-58
Opening flight (10/28).
At a temperature of -60°F/-51°C, the P2V-7 pilot turns his engines off; result: multiple oil leaks, a cracked cylinder and an engine change at Pole. Reporters on the turnaround flight end up staying more than 2 weeks
Second D-2 airdropped (11/10), streams in (parachutes didn't work) and buries itself 45+ feet deep; still today a target visible on LC-130 radar
Seismologist Father Linehan determines from seismic sounding (made at the bottom of the 45-foot-deep D-2 crater) that the station is 8,397 feet above bedrock which is 903 feet above sea level
Station team learns that Pole would continue to be occupied after IGY (12/5);
