Wind prevents air drop in Antarctic
Blowing snow and low visibility prevented the second air drop of cargo in Antarctica yesterday and deprived Christchurch people of a visit from a United States Air Force KCIO tanker aircraft. The tanker, a military version of the DCIO, refuelled the Starlifter which made the first airdrop on Tuesday and was to do the same yesterday. It took off and landed from Auckland Airport on Tuesday because of the extra long runway needed with the tanker’s heavy load of fuel. Yesterday’s mission was to have ended in Christchurch for the KCIO, but it remained at Auckland.
The second airdrop has been rescheduled for early today and the Starlifter is due to arrive back in Christchurch about 10 a.m. Eighty bundles of cargo weighing 20,638 kg will be dropped at McMurdo Station. Most of the bundles contain repair parts, but 16 boxes of produce are included. The Starlifter will be refuelled twice in flight by the KCIO tanker. Solar flares caused a total communications blackout between the Antarctic and the outside world for several hours yesterday morning, compounding the difficulty of rescheduling the air drop.
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Press, 24 June 1983, Page 5
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190Wind prevents air drop in Antarctic Press, 24 June 1983, Page 5
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