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baird4444

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on: January 03, 2010, 09:11:30 pm
It was 2 degrees this morning when I got up. Rather than watch mindless TV I found a blog about an ongoing expedition in Antarctica. It turned out to be quite interesting. On the original expedition they actually used a Vickers airplane without the wings as an air tractor...    all very interesting if you like early history.
              http://www.mawsons-huts.org.au/cms/
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Reply #1 on: January 03, 2010, 10:29:45 pm
Very, very cool, Br. Mike!
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Reply #2 on: January 03, 2010, 11:45:22 pm
Did you hear they found that plane? It was in the news this morning.


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Reply #3 on: January 04, 2010, 02:55:31 am
yea, it was the article about finding the plane that led me to the blog. Years  ago I read the story of Ernest Shackleford's expedition and all that they went thru...
another great story if you are interested in the early explorations of our world.
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