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New Zealand Air Force Rescues Three From U.S. Antarctic Base

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New Zealand Air Force Evacuates 3 Antarctic Base American Staff in High-Risk Operation In The Dead of The Night

The US research station staff were rescued during extreme weather and darkness, and only navigated through for emergencies in the southern winter.

CBS News on MSN · 3d

3 people from U.S. base in Antarctica evacuated in high-risk rescue operation: "Nothing short of heroic"

New Zealand's air force carried out the perilous operation in freezing temperatures and total darkness. U.S. officials called the mission "nothing short of heroic."

'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 physically created on the ice.

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See how pilots made daring rescue flight in frozen darkness for Antarctica evacuation

New Zealand air force pilots flew 20 hours in dark, dangerous weather to rescue American researchers from McMurdo research ...

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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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