Flights to McMurdo: The C-17

Raz RasmussenUncategorized

Flights into Antarctica for the U.S. Antarctic Program are conducted by the 13th Air Force’s Operation Deep Freeze, flying C-17 transport planes from Christchurch, NZ to ice landing fields near McMurdo Station. They’re big. Lt. Col. Ed “Hertz” Vaughan blogs about Operation Deep Freeze and a season stationed at McMurdo in Dispatches from Antarctica. Flight to the Ice describes the … Read More

McMurdo Weather

Raz RasmussenUncategorized

Current conditions and live webcam at McMurdo are linked on the sidebar at right –> The team is scheduled to fly from Christchurch to McMurdo 31 October. They only fly when the visibility is good. Forecast looks good! More detailed conditions can be found on Weather Underground, McMurdo. October 27, 2014 6:00 PM UTC Temperature -8° C 18° F Wind … Read More