United States and Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel make final adjustments to cargo on board a StarLifter C141 aircraft, which flew from Christchurch to Williams Airfield, 5km from Scott Base, Antarctica, yesterday. The flight, the second and last mid-winter supply flight, carried 13 tonnes of supplies, including fresh vegetables, mail, and some machinery for the American McMurdo Station and New Zealand Scott Base. Parachutes stabilised the fall of the packages, which hit the ground at about 90km/h. The flight took 11 hours, during which the StarLifter was refuelled twice, because it could not take off with a full load of fuel and its cargo.
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105United States and Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel make final adjustments to cargo on board a StarLifter C141 aircraft, which flew from Christchurch to Williams Airfield, 5km from Scott Base, Antarctica, yesterday. The flight, the second and last mid-winter supply flight, carried 13 tonnes of supplies, including fresh vegetables, mail, and some machinery for the American McMurdo Station and New Zealand Scott Base. Parachutes stabilised the fall of the packages, which hit the ground at about 90km/h. The flight took 11 hours, during which the StarLifter was refuelled twice, because it could not take off with a full load of fuel and its cargo. Press, 22 June 1989, Page 6
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