| Summary: | Title devised by cataloguer.; Part of the collection: Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE), 1997-1998.; The plane, a Russian equivalent of a Dakota DC3 had arrived in December 1968 to lay a fuel dump. Mawson was frequently used as a refuelling stop between the 2 Russian antarctic bases Mirny and Molodyezhnaya. Whilst taxiing down the Rumdoodle airstrip runway a strong gust of wind caught the plane and blew it into a crevasse, damaging the starboard wing and propeller. All of the crew were rescued, but the plane had been damaged beyond repair and remains a small reminder of past explorations in Antarctica. Mawson Station--Photographer.; Also available online at http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an20037022-55.
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