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Old 20th Nov 2009, 07:04
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John Eacott
 
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We were tasked for plenty of underslung cargo work: the mirror will be a familiar sight to many



We were the first visitors to DDU (Dumont D'Urville) for 10 months. As well as all turning out to unload the cargo we brought, they raised the flags for us, too!



The most intense colours were deep inside the icebergs



This is DDU, with the runway and hangar in the foreground. CASA 212's run into the strip from next month



More of the glacier next to DDU





Because of forecast strong winds, we took the blades off and craned one machine into shelter on the cargo hatch



What a first day of Antarctic flying!

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