Thread: Antarctica and Tractors

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By Deborah Byrd in BLOGS | EARTH on May 19, 2013

Blood Falls, five stories high, seeps from an Antarctic glacier


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The Pegasus wreck is still visible near the Pegasus Compressed Snow Runway. It's on Google Earth, to the (true) west of the runway, about half way down and about a half runway length to the west. 77° 57.993'S 166° 25.687'E

Now Antarctic Aviation.. there's a subject that will keep me going and bore you for hours. A long and very interesting history, of bravery, tragedy, frustration and politics. It all began properly (not counting Mawson's Vickers aircraft that was wingless before it left Oz) with our very own Sir Hubert Wilkins. An man with an incredible history of adventure who should be considered one of Australia's greatest heroes but has been largely shunned. Two voluminous biographies of him in the last few years were published, but sadly he still remains largely unknown.

As I hold his adventurous spirit in such high regard, it was a fantastic thrill for me to unearth the very flag and proclamation that he hid under a rock in 1939 on the Antarctic coastline just west of Davis - proclaiming it for King and country. And that proclamation in itself is a story of cunning...

But back to the pictures - here's what I believe to be the only known photo of the Antanov 2 resting under the water in Bunger Hills as alluded to in the Age article above. Very few people have seen it as it's only visible in late in the summer when the ice recedes (which is visible on the edge of shot) and you have to fly a certain way at a certain time of day to get the picture....



I'll call it quits on this thread and chip in on an Antarctic Aviation thread if there's interest.

Originally Posted by stallie

The Pegasus wreck is still visible near the Pegasus Compressed Snow Runway. It's on Google Earth, to the (true) west of the runway, about half way down and about a half runway length to the west. 77° 57.993'S 166° 25.687'E

I'll have a look at this.

Now Antarctic Aviation.. there's a subject that will keep me going and bore you for hours. A long and very interesting history, of bravery, tragedy, frustration and politics. It all began properly (not counting Mawson's Vickers aircraft that was wingless before it left Oz) with our very own Sir Hubert Wilkins. An man with an incredible history of adventure who should be considered one of Australia's greatest heroes but has been largely shunned. Two voluminous biographies of him in the last few years were published, but sadly he still remains largely unknown.

As I hold his adventurous spirit in such high regard, it was a fantastic thrill for me to unearth the very flag and proclamation that he hid under a rock in 1939 on the Antarctic coastline just west of Davis - proclaiming it for King and country. And that proclamation in itself is a story of cunning...

I must have a read about him also.

But back to the pictures - here's what I believe to be the only known photo of the Antanov 2 resting under the water in Bunger Hills as alluded to in the Age article above. Very few people have seen it as it's only visible in late in the summer when the ice recedes (which is visible on the edge of shot) and you have to fly a certain way at a certain time of day to get the picture....

Snappy shot.

I'll call it quits on this thread and chip in on an Antarctic Aviation thread if there's interest.

I think there is plenty of scope for a broad ranging list of topics under that title, If it makes it easier I could get a Mod to change the thread title to just 'Antarctica'.

I'm happy to use this thread for anything to do with Antarctica, what do the other say?
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Originally Posted by stallie

The driver was fine. Not a true crevasse, but a meltwater channel under the ice.


Priscilla and a Hag - en route from Wilkins runway to Casey station. A lot less fun to ride in than they look.


Friday Drinks in the workshop. Who needs an esky?


Hag enroute to Wilkins. The drums are every 5kms as pre GPS they used weather radar to find the way. Sign courtesy of Salamanca Markets with a lot of reinforcing. Last I heard it was still there, credit to the craftsmen that put it there.

Did they get the Cat out?

Originally Posted by juddy

Did they get the Cat out?

Cat got the (ice)cream



trapped cat.



A cream churn, = iced cream?



A reason to keep cats at home.

Hubert Wilkins

Ref; [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Wilkins"]Hubert Wilkins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]



Ref; Sir Hubert Wilkins - Ohio State University Libraries



Ref; SIR HUBERT WILKINS Kt



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Originally Posted by Tote

Antarctic Aviation
Quote "I'll call it quits on this thread and chip in on an Antarctic Aviation thread if there's interest. " - Stallie

OK bloke you're on, I for one am interested.

Regards,

Tote

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