26
Mar
de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3) – 144673
The Otter was part of Operation Deep Freeze IV in Antarctica. As the aircraft departed the Marble Point runway it made a very steep lef...
26
Mar
de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3) – 142427
The Otter was supporting a science party during Operation Deep Freeze IV. The occupants were taking observation readings on the Ross Ic...
26
Mar
Douglas C-124C Globemaster II – 52-1017
Crashed into a 3200 feet mountain near Cape Hallett Bay. Navigational errors were made during this air-drop mission over Antarctica.
26
Mar
Antonov An-2T – CCCP-N542
The An-2 took part in several Soviet Antarctic expeditions. It was stored over the winter at Lake Figurnoye, Antarctica, when it was li...
26
Mar
Antonov An-2T – CCCP-N640
The An-2 was to take part in the Third Soviet Antarctic Expedition (KAE). It sank in a snow storm after being unloaded from M/V "Ob'" n...
26
Mar
Lisunov Li-2V – CCCP-N496
The aircraft stalled and crashed. The airplane took part in the 3rd Soviet Antarctic expedition in 1958.
26
Mar
Lisunov Li-2V – CCCP-N501
The Lisunov was en route between the ice stations Komsomol'skaya and Mirny when the crew failed to switch the fuel tank selector cock i...
26
Mar
Lisunov Li-2V – CCCP-N502
The Li-2 taxied out for takeoff at the Mirny Ice Station. Due to a locked tail skid the aircraft failed to make a U-turn to enter the r...
26
Mar
Douglas R4D-6L (DC-3) – 17274
Crashed on takeoff at McMurdo, Antarctica because of frozen water in the fuel lines.
26
Mar
de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3) – 142426
The Otter was parked at Little America V, a scientific research base in Antarctica. An 80 mph wind storm opened the tiedown rings and t...