Antarctic Mercy Flight
Sir,—The Americans certainly deserve the highest possible praise for the way they look after their men. One simply cannot imagine us sending a fully-equipped medical aircraft round the world to rescue a sick seaman. Nor can it be imagined that one of our high-ranking admirals would forsake the safety and comfort of his base to share the discomforts and perils of an Antarctic midwinter flight in order to inspire his men and personally see to the welfare of those already there. The actual wording of the priceless snub given to the interviewer who asked Admiral Bakutis the cost of it all should be carefully studied by those of our Government spokesmen who inevitably come up with a pathetic bleat about cost every time an overdue yacht has been searched for.— Yours, etc., TREVOR W. STRINGER. June 7, 1966.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31081, 9 June 1966, Page 16
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141Antarctic Mercy Flight Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31081, 9 June 1966, Page 16
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