January 4, 1979 - Antarctic
![300-CFD-DN-ST-88-07037: Spreading a wake of blowing snow, a ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules aircraft of Antarctic Development Squadron 6 (VXE-6) taxis for takeoff after leaving scientists at a remote camp during Operation Deep Freeze. Photographed b... 300-CFD-DN-ST-88-07037: Spreading a wake of blowing snow, a ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules aircraft of Antarctic Development Squadron 6 (VXE-6) taxis for takeoff after leaving scientists at a remote camp during Operation Deep Freeze. Photographed b...](/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/humanitarian/20th-century/1970-1979/1979-antarctic/_jcr_content/body/media_asset/image.img.jpg/1677780387478.jpg)
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On January 4, 1979, a Navy ski-equipped LC-130 "Hercules" aircraft flew injured Russian survivors of a plane crash from their Antarctic Research Station to New Zealand. The Russian station is 1,800 miles from the United States base at McMurdo Sound.
![330-CFD-DN-ST-85-08677: Left rear view of an LC-130 Hercules aircraft, used to resupply scientific research stations, January 1, 1995. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. 330-CFD-DN-ST-85-08677: Left rear view of an LC-130 Hercules aircraft, used to resupply scientific research stations, January 1, 1995. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.](/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/humanitarian/20th-century/1970-1979/1979-antarctic/_jcr_content/body/media_asset_108647288/image.img.jpg/1677780350736.jpg)
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Published: Tue Apr 28 13:18:33 EDT 2020