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NZ Air Force carries out 'world-class medical evacuation' in Antarctica
- gnat 2y ago-33C (-40C with windchill), no daylight (they wore night vis gear), refuelled with running engines in Antarctica, 7h+ return flight, in a 60-year old Lockheed C-130H Hercules airplane. More details here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/520723/hercules-completes-rare-midwinter-flight-to-antarctica-to-retrieve-us-patient https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/520723/hercules-complete...
- omneity 2y agoTake out the oxygen and the conditions are almost the same as a lunar lava tube. Trailblazing work truly.
- iancmceachern 2y agoThe c-130 is a truly amazing plane
- Arrath 2y agoAnd, per the article, New Zealand's one operational Herc (or operational and available for this mission?) with the Australian air force on standby just in case. Wow
- aaron695 2y agoNice to see the worlds tech gets better and better. Compare it to Jerri Nielsen breast cancer in 1998, I think they had to open the doors early since they thought they would freeze over before the drop site - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerri_Nielsen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerri_Nielsen Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station - 90°S 0°E - Might have been harder - https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South_Pole_Station¶ms=90_S_0_E_region:AQ_type:city https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Amundsen%... This incident is McMurdo Station - https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=McMurdo_Station¶ms=77.846323_S_166.668235_E_region:AQ_type:city https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=McMurdo_S...