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A man standing next to cargo as other men exit an airplane.

Date Taken:

October 28, 1961

Photograph By:

U.S. Navy, NSF

License Type:

Public Domain

Through the biting wind and cold of the south pole, Rear Admiral David M. Tyree, Commander of Operation Deep Freeze and other Navy men step from the LC-130 aircraft that broke eight months of isolation for 21 men at the pole. This plane was the first to fly into Amundsen-Scott Station for the summer support season of Deep Freeze '62; it landed on October 28, 1961. Besides the Admiral's visit and the end of isolation, the first flight brought the first mail call since March '61 for the 21 stationed at the pole. The mail sack in the foreground was one of many that were greeted with open cheers.

Associated Keywords

LC-130, Mail, NSF, Operation Deep Freeze, Public Domain, South Pole

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