Without its main rotor and short one tail blade a Bell UH-1N operated by Helicopters New Zealand LTD. at Christchurch, New Zealand sits on the ramp waiting to be loaded onto a C-141. The helicopter is part of the resupply mission to McMurdo Station at Ross Island in Antarctica, part of the Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

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