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By: 20th June 2010 at 08:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The photos were taken during the "Operation Windmill" early 1948.
Two ships involved: USS Edisto and USS Burton Island.
They both carried a Sikorski HO3S-1 helicopter.
XC-28 is a Sikorski HO3S-1.
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/content.php?pid=29777&sid=681201
They found at least one Douglas R4-D leftover from the former six of "Operation High Jump"
The serials:
BuNo.12415, 42-23443
BuNo.17101, 42-108803
BuNo.17197, 42-108916 (the second photo shows very probably this one)
BuNo.17237, 43-48055
BuNo.17238, 43-48063
BuNo.39092, 42-100600
"The following year the US Icebreakers 'Edisto" and Burton Island, spotted the goonies while visiting the Bay of Whales in early February 1948. Snow was cleared away from one of the Douglas Aircraft and its engine started up , but no attempt was made to try and fly it."
By: 20th June 2010 at 09:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Ok many thanks!...
I knew someone on here would work it out for me. :D
By: 20th June 2010 at 09:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Will they still be there? or were they eventually recovered?
By: 20th June 2010 at 10:46 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I can't find anything about a recovery attempt!
...just to add - on the second photo:
Nose art: Penguin with "Project Highjump"
and "Naval Air Transport (Service)" above the cabin windows
ATC and NATS were later joined to MATS on 1 June 1948
By: 20th June 2010 at 11:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Many abandoned aircraft to be found in the Antartic! ;)
By: 20th June 2010 at 11:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I never knew that those Grumman J-2 (OA-12?) biplanes saw service post-war, nice pictures.
By: 20th June 2010 at 11:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Interesting report about Antartic research by the Northrup Gamma and how they almost lost it in 1934.
http://www.air-racing-history.com/aircraft/Northrop%20Gamma.htm
By: 20th June 2010 at 11:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I never knew that those Grumman J-2 (OA-12?) biplanes saw service post-war, nice pictures.
USS Edisto carried a Grumman J2F-6 Duck
By: 20th June 2010 at 16:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Will they still be there? or were they eventually recovered?
17197, 17238, 39092 - these three aircraft were tied down at Little America (nickname of the airfield at the US base) and abandoned. 1948 the ice pack broke away and drifted off with the aircraft.
By: 20th June 2010 at 17:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Will they still be there? or were they eventually recovered?
I'm not 100% sure where I read it, but I think at a later date the Russians actually recovered some of C-47 for their own use.
Second thought, I may refer to airplanes abandoned near the North Circle, so please ignore this post more ore less... :o
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By: slipperysam - 20th June 2010 at 07:01
http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2010/06/16/guess-what/
Found these photos today, no details at all given but these few pictures here may interest some:
Theres quite a few others posted.
Anyone able to shed some light?