PLANE FORCED DOWN
Dakota Flying To Pole (N.Z. Press Association —Copyright) SCOTT BASE, Jan. 2L An Englishman and a New Zealander are temporarily stranded at the South Pole as a result of the forced landing this afternoon of the American aircraft which was on - its way to pick them up. The aircraft, a United States Navy Dakota, was making the last flight to the pole this season. It took off from McMurdo Sound and was forced down about half-way on its journey when one engine failed. None of the crew of four was injured. Another Dakota was immediately alerted to go out, land alongside the first plane and help make repairs. The men stranded at the Pole are Chief Petty Officer Pet* Mulgrew and Dr. Griffith Pugh. The Dakota which has been forced down was also to have brought back the 18 dogs left at the Pole by the British transAntarctic party. When he heard of the mishap Dr. Vivian Fuchs radioed RearAdmiral George Dufek to say there was no need to make the flight for the dogs. Admiral Dufek replied, that the trip was still necessary to get the men and for other reasons.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28491, 22 January 1958, Page 10
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