Air operations of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1952

On 1 November 1951 Norsel sailed from Göteborg on her third voyage to Maudheim; this time to evacuate the expedition. On board were the personnel and two aircraft of a Swedish Air Force unit. Air reconnaissance had been carried out in the expedition's first season by a British R.A.F. Flight. In...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: von Essen, Kapten Reinhold
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1956
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
Norsel
Maudheim
Antarc*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400049007
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400049007 2024-03-03T08:37:47+00:00 Air operations of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1952 von Essen, Kapten Reinhold 1956 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400049007 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400049007 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 8, issue 54, page 230-236 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1956 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400049007 2024-02-08T08:44:37Z On 1 November 1951 Norsel sailed from Göteborg on her third voyage to Maudheim; this time to evacuate the expedition. On board were the personnel and two aircraft of a Swedish Air Force unit. Air reconnaissance had been carried out in the expedition's first season by a British R.A.F. Flight. In the second season a Norwegian commercial flying unit had done some photography, and in the final season it was the turn of the Swedes to provide these services. In preparation for this the writer, who commanded the unit, had accompanied Norsel on her second voyage, and had thus been able to study the area, and discuss plans with members of the expedition. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic Norsel ENVELOPE(-64.099,-64.099,-64.759,-64.759) Maudheim ENVELOPE(-10.925,-10.925,-71.043,-71.043) Polar Record 8 54 230 236
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
von Essen, Kapten Reinhold
Air operations of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1952
topic_facet General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
description On 1 November 1951 Norsel sailed from Göteborg on her third voyage to Maudheim; this time to evacuate the expedition. On board were the personnel and two aircraft of a Swedish Air Force unit. Air reconnaissance had been carried out in the expedition's first season by a British R.A.F. Flight. In the second season a Norwegian commercial flying unit had done some photography, and in the final season it was the turn of the Swedes to provide these services. In preparation for this the writer, who commanded the unit, had accompanied Norsel on her second voyage, and had thus been able to study the area, and discuss plans with members of the expedition.
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title Air operations of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1952
title_short Air operations of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1952
title_full Air operations of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1952
title_fullStr Air operations of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1952
title_full_unstemmed Air operations of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1952
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