Interview of Albert L. Raithel by Brian Shoemaker

• Main Author: Raithel, Albert L.
• Other Authors: Shoemaker, Brian
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program 2012
• Subjects: Aeronautics > Antarctica > Interviews; Antarctica > Discovery and exploration > Interviews; Raithel; Albert L. > Interviews; Arctic; Balchen; Byrd; Coley; Hudson; New Zealand; South Pole; Torbert; VX-6; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1811/51308

The media can be accessed here: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/byrd/oral_history/Albert_Raithel.mp3 Capt. Raithel had a very short career with VX-6 during Deep Freeze II (1956-57). However, he flew one of the first P2V’s there and his narrative gives a good understanding of the development o...