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Old 1st Dec 2009, 14:23
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Red Ant
 
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The SA Agulhas parked against the iceshelf.



About to land on the helideck at SANAI IV, the South African Antarctic station about 150km inland from the ice shelf.



Parked halfway between the station and the runway.



SANAI IV from above.




SA Agulhas from behind.



Check out the effect of the downwash on the icy water!



Helideck at SANAI from cockpit



KA-32 standing in front of the station during a snowstorm.



A visit to the Norwegian station (Troll)



A hilux in antarctica, who would have said!



Half our team with the crown prince of Norway hanging silently in the background.



About to land on SA Agulhas helideck



On our arrival to Antarctica, we did a Bukta inspection. The ramp was last years ramp the guys had made.

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