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'Complex and high-risk' | 3 people at Antarctic research base airlifted to New Zealand
A flight to Antarctica is among the hardest in the world because of the freezing conditions and because a runway must be ...
New Zealand Air Force Mounts Dangerous Rescue in Antarctica
Three staff members from the National Science Foundation were evacuated from a U.S. research base after a medical emergency.
Antarctica evacuation: US researchers flown in high-risk winter night operation
Three staff members from the U.S. National Science Foundation were medically evacuated during extreme cold and dark ...
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Hero New Zealand team makes 5,000-mile round-trip in darkness to rescue US scientists in Antarctica
A team of brave Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel has made a 5,000-mile round-trip in total darkness to rescue three ...
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NZ Air Force uses C-130J Hercules to conduct ‘challenging’ Antarctica evacuation
The New Zealand Air Force has carried out a high-risk rescue using a C-130J Hercules to evacuate researchers needing medical ...
Three Americans evacuated from Antarctica after medical emergency at research station
The New Zealand air force completed a high-risk medical evacuation of three Americans from Antarctica in freezing ...