United States air-drop operations in Antarctica, 1956–59
The establishment of the United States IGY stations at the South Pole and in Marie Byrd Land, with their subsequent annual re-supply, has involved the delivery of men and matériel by air on a scale previously unknown to Antarctic operations. “Amundsen-Scott” station at the South Pole was planned and...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400050567 2024-03-03T08:36:38+00:00 United States air-drop operations in Antarctica, 1956–59 Tuck, John 1960 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400050567 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400050567 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 10, issue 64, page 23-29 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1960 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400050567 2024-02-08T08:41:47Z The establishment of the United States IGY stations at the South Pole and in Marie Byrd Land, with their subsequent annual re-supply, has involved the delivery of men and matériel by air on a scale previously unknown to Antarctic operations. “Amundsen-Scott” station at the South Pole was planned and executed entirely by air, with C-124 Globemasters of the United States Air Force air-dropping the great bulk of the required cargo tonnage, and Navy ski-equipped R4D and P2V aircraft delivering personnel and nondrop cargo. In the case of “Byrd” station, the bulk of the cargo was planned for delivery from “Little America V” by tractor train, assisted by skiequipped aircraft carrying personnel and some cargo to the station, and giving logistic support to the tractor trains. A considerable amount of matériel was also air-dropped by the C-124's, both cargo for the station and fuel for the tractor trains. In addition, a small amount of cargo was air-dropped for the setting up of the small summer station on the South Pole route (formerly “Liv Camp”, now the “Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Beardmore Glacier”). Article in Journal/Newspaper Amundsen-Scott Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Beardmore Glacier Marie Byrd Land Polar Record South pole South pole Cambridge University Press Antarctic South Pole Byrd Marie Byrd Land ENVELOPE(-130.000,-130.000,-78.000,-78.000) Amundsen-Scott ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) Byrd Station ENVELOPE(-119.533,-119.533,-80.017,-80.017) Beardmore ENVELOPE(174.900,174.900,-83.350,-83.350) Little America ENVELOPE(-164.050,-164.050,-78.667,-78.667) Beardmore Glacier ENVELOPE(170.000,170.000,-84.500,-84.500) Little America V ENVELOPE(-162.367,-162.367,-78.317,-78.317) Polar Record 10 64 23 29 |
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The establishment of the United States IGY stations at the South Pole and in Marie Byrd Land, with their subsequent annual re-supply, has involved the delivery of men and matériel by air on a scale previously unknown to Antarctic operations. “Amundsen-Scott” station at the South Pole was planned and executed entirely by air, with C-124 Globemasters of the United States Air Force air-dropping the great bulk of the required cargo tonnage, and Navy ski-equipped R4D and P2V aircraft delivering personnel and nondrop cargo. In the case of “Byrd” station, the bulk of the cargo was planned for delivery from “Little America V” by tractor train, assisted by skiequipped aircraft carrying personnel and some cargo to the station, and giving logistic support to the tractor trains. A considerable amount of matériel was also air-dropped by the C-124's, both cargo for the station and fuel for the tractor trains. In addition, a small amount of cargo was air-dropped for the setting up of the small summer station on the South Pole route (formerly “Liv Camp”, now the “Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Beardmore Glacier”). |
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United States air-drop operations in Antarctica, 1956–59 |
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United States air-drop operations in Antarctica, 1956–59 |
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United States air-drop operations in Antarctica, 1956–59 |
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United States air-drop operations in Antarctica, 1956–59 |
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United States air-drop operations in Antarctica, 1956–59 |
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united states air-drop operations in antarctica, 1956–59 |
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ENVELOPE(-130.000,-130.000,-78.000,-78.000) ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) ENVELOPE(-119.533,-119.533,-80.017,-80.017) ENVELOPE(174.900,174.900,-83.350,-83.350) ENVELOPE(-164.050,-164.050,-78.667,-78.667) ENVELOPE(170.000,170.000,-84.500,-84.500) ENVELOPE(-162.367,-162.367,-78.317,-78.317) |
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Antarctic South Pole Byrd Marie Byrd Land Amundsen-Scott Byrd Station Beardmore Little America Beardmore Glacier Little America V |
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Amundsen-Scott Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Beardmore Glacier Marie Byrd Land Polar Record South pole South pole |
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