THE CREW OF THE MERCY FLIGHT TO THE ANTARCTIC.— A. photograph taken just before the departure of the United States Navy’s Hercules aircraft from Christchurch airport yesterday. Kneeling, third from left, is Lieutenant R. V. Mayer, U.S.N., captain of the plane. The senior officer on the flight, Commander D. Balish, is standing on the left. AT RIGHT: A member of the crew adjusts the plane’s hospital bed and emergency operating table. At back is an extra fuel tank.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30478, 27 June 1964, Page 1
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78THE CREW OF THE MERCY FLIGHT TO THE ANTARCTIC.—A. photograph taken just before the departure of the United States Navy’s Hercules aircraft from Christchurch airport yesterday. Kneeling, third from left, is Lieutenant R. V. Mayer, U.S.N., captain of the plane. The senior officer on the flight, Commander D. Balish, is standing on the left. AT RIGHT: A member of the crew adjusts the plane’s hospital bed and emergency operating table. At back is an extra fuel tank. Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30478, 27 June 1964, Page 1
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