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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 ...
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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 ...
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. The mission is one of the most challenging for the air force.
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RNZAF flies night mission to Antarctica for medical evacuations
It may not count in reducing New Zealand’s new tariff imposts on exports to the United States, but the Trump country’s embassy has praised a team from the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) for an ...
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New Zealand air force carries out risky midwinter medevac from Antarctica
A New Zealand air force C-130J Super Hercules crew completed a high-risk midwinter medical evacuation from McMurdo Station in ...
How rescuers braved extreme cold, 'challenging' conditions in marathon 20-hour Antarctic evacuation
Three researchers at the U.S. McMurdo Station in Antarctica have been evacuated in a "challenging," nearly 20-hour medical ...
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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 ...