Delivery of food welcomed at Ice
Some vegetables may have been squashed on landing in Antarctica yesterday, but they were still welcome. The United States Air Force delivered the first fresh fruit and vegetables for several months to people wintering over on the Ice. A U.S.A.F. Starlifter left Christchurch Airport at 5.25 a.m. yesterday and dropped its first consignment of parachute-equipped bundles over McMurdo Station at 11.44 a.m. The South Pole airdrop was made at 2.10 p.m. and the Starlifter was refuelled in mid-air by the U.S.A.F. KCIO tanker that
accompanied it on the flight before returning to Christchurch in the late afternoon. Major John Beattie, Christchurch detachment commander of the U.S.A.F., said yesterday that all the bundles had been recovered and appeared to be in good shape, but some vegetables dropped at the South Pole may have been squashed. Yesterday’s airdrop had been scheduled for Friday. The Starlifter made the flight but found conditions at McMurdo Station too bad to jettison its cargo. The second airdrop, containing bundles for McMurdo Station only, is now scheduled for Tuesday.
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