LANDING AT POLE
Season’s First On Saturday
The first landing at the South Pole during the current United States Antarctic season was made on Saturday night by a U.S. Navy Hercules, piloted by Commander E. B. Binkley. On board the aircraft was Rear-Admiral D. M. Tyree the Surgeon-General of the United States Navy (Rear-Admiral B. W Hogan), the head of the office of special international programmes of the National Science Foundation (Dr. J. W. Joyce), a journalist, Mr L. B. Lockwood, of the “Rochester News and Chronicle.” Air Force Globemasters made two successful drops at the Pole. Admiral Tyree was on the ground to witness the first drop. Both drops were put down in the zone and were recovered successfully. Co-pilot of the Hercules was Lieutenant R. F. Carlson. This is the same aircraft which broke the speed record to McMurdo on Friday when it flew the distance in 6hr 46min.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29350, 1 November 1960, Page 16
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