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An Air Force C-17A Globemaster III from No. 36 Squadron delivers a drill rig to to Wilkins Aerodrome in Antarctica as part of Operation Southern Discovery. Story by Eamon Hamilton.

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Special delivery crucial to climate research

10/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 616 Views 0 Comments Australian Antarctic Division, C-17A Globemaster III, No. 36 Squadron, Operation Southern Discovery

An early Christmas present has been delivered to Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) scientists by an Air Force C-17A Globemaster III.

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Casey research station expeditioners collect the cargo from the airdrop. Photos by Dominic Hall, Australian Antarctic Division (composite image by CONTACT).

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RAAF airdrops parts needed for Antarctic runway maintenance

22/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2612 Views 0 Comments Antarctica, Casey Station, Operation Southern Discovery, Wilkins Aerodrome

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III dropped 600kg of snow-blower spare parts to Australia’s Casey research station in

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