Tuesday, October 31, 2006

50th Anniversary of the First Flight to the South Pole

There are many stories as to when the first flight landed at the South Pole. From what I have heard, most people agree that today is the 50th anniversary of the first flight landing at Pole. The first air drop was made 5 days prior to the first landing.

It was especially exciting that the anniversary was today as almost 100 Polies (that's what we call people that work at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station) were finally able to reach their destination after being laid up in McMurdo for two weeks or so.

Posted by Katie from the Ice @ 11:52 PM