Operation Deep Freeze I - Cargo Lifted by Crane from the Icebreaker Eastwind. McMurdo Sound -- Coast Guardsmen pack and securely tie cargo lifted by crane from the icebreaker Eastwind onto sledges chained to a caterpillar. The cargo is destined for the Williams Air Operation Facility under construction 4 miles away at Hut Point, Ross Island. Red flags waving from bamboo poles placed every third of a mile, or closer where the going is likely to be more treacherous, mark the trail for the men. This cargo was taken by the Eastwind from the Navy cargo ship Greenville Victory anchored in open water

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Operation Deep Freeze I - Cargo Lifted by Crane from the Icebreaker Eastwind. McMurdo Sound -- Coast Guardsmen pack and securely tie cargo lifted by crane from the icebreaker Eastwind onto sledges chained to a caterpillar. The cargo is destined for the Williams Air Operation Facility under construction 4 miles away at Hut Point, Ross Island. Red flags waving from bamboo poles placed every third of a mile, or closer where the going is likely to be more treacherous, mark the trail for the men. This cargo was taken by the Eastwind from the Navy cargo ship Greenville Victory anchored in open water of McMurdo Sound.

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