The New Zealand air force said on Wednesday that it evacuated three people from a United States research base in Antarctica.
One person needed urgent medical care and two others needed medical attention, the Royal New Zealand Air Force said in a statement. The extreme cold and landing in the dark made it one of the most challenging air rescues performed, said Andy Scott, a New Zealand air commodore.
“(It is) an extremely challenging environment to fly in on night vision goggles due to the extreme weather conditions, which are highly changeable at this time of year and makes accurate forecasting a challenge,” he said.
“This, coupled with there being no airfields available to divert to once the aircraft is past a certain point south, adds
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