Resurrecting DC3T from Antarctica
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Resurrecting DC3T from Antarctica
Did a search and couldn't find this but apologies if posted previously. Brought a tear of joy to the eye it did
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This would make an excellent documentary on Discovery or similar.
A fantastic effort in very harsh conditions. Good to see that the easy option of writing the aircraft off wasn't taken! But repairs must have cost a fortune !!
A fantastic effort in very harsh conditions. Good to see that the easy option of writing the aircraft off wasn't taken! But repairs must have cost a fortune !!
"OK guys. Today's job is to go to Antartica, live in tents and rebuild a DC-3 in the open air. No problem."
What a fantastic achievement. Is there a write-up of this somewhere? I would be interested to know what the temperatures were. In some of the shots, it looks positively balmy by polar standards.
Ken Borek Air is a remarkable company.
What a fantastic achievement. Is there a write-up of this somewhere? I would be interested to know what the temperatures were. In some of the shots, it looks positively balmy by polar standards.
Ken Borek Air is a remarkable company.
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Another factor to consider is that it's now quite a bad thing to litter the Antarctic with bits of broken aeroplanes (which is why the DH Otter was recovered by the Brits a few years back) which might also explain the effort put in to rescue this old bird.
Anyway, hats off to 'em
Anyway, hats off to 'em
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I've driven worse so I think I could fly it out of there........
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