Hercules stranded at Pole
A United States Navy Hercules aircraft has been stranded at South Pole Station .for more than a week after it suffered damage to nose-gear as the result of a hydraulic problem. The Hercules was making the first landing at the South Pole for the 1982-83 season when the damage occurred. * The terminal operations officer for the United States Naval Support Force, Antarctica, Captain C. C. Hall, said that equipment would be flown to the South Pole so that site repairs could be carried out before the aircraft was flown to McMurdo Station for additional repairs. The Hercules would then be returned to Christchurch for a final assessment, Captain Hall said. 'Normally, when aircraft land at the South Pole they do not shut their engines down and Captain Hall said that it was unusual for an aircraft to spend this amount of time on the ground there. He said that no problem was expected in restarting the aircraft, using heaters. Captain Hall said that no equipment for aircraft repairs was kept at South Pole and jacks and parts had had to be flown in for the work. •
The Hercules is expected to arrive at McMurdo Station today or tomorrow and will fly to Christchurch as soon as possible.
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Press, 17 November 1982, Page 3
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