Operational Problems of Antarctic Aviation

• Published in: The Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society
• Main Author: Grierson, John
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1967
• Subjects: Arctic; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Deception Island; Wilkins; Graham Land; Drygalski; Adare; Cape Adare; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s000192400005435x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S000192400005435X

Polar aviation is a branch of flying to which the domestic British (that is excluding the Canadians) have contributed modestly. Indeed, we do not have the Arctic on our doorstep like the Americans, Canadians, Russians, Finns, Swedes and Norwegians but, in exploration, we have a tradition second to n...