Scientist, passengers and support personnel deplane a Lockheed C-141C Starlifter, from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing (AMW), March Air Reserve Base, California, parked on the ice pack at McMurdo Station at Ross Island in Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001. The 452nd AMW operates two aircraft from Christchurch, New Zealand's International Airport in support of the United States' National Science Program on the ICE. Note the heaters attached to the aircrafts engines and brakes, to keep them from freezing in the minus seventy degree cold. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: C


Scientist, passengers and support personnel deplane a Lockheed C-141C Starlifter, from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing (AMW), March Air Reserve Base, California, parked on the ice pack at McMurdo Station at Ross Island in Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001. The 452nd AMW operates two aircraft from Christchurch, New Zealand's International Airport in support of the United States' National Science Program on the ICE. Note the heaters attached to the aircrafts engines and brakes, to keep them from freezing in the minus seventy degree cold. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC


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