And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Been thinking about what to say here. Most C-130 Ski Bird activity is actually at the south pole and Ice Station Zebra was set at the North Pole. Years ago there was a crashed C-130 Ski Bird at the South Pole and I worked for the OEM in Engineering. There was a mission being set up to go dig it out and repair it and I volunteered but they sent another guy who was one of the nicest people I ever knew. A good Engineer and a good man. Anyway while he was down there another ski bird crashed that was supporting the mission and there were fatalities. Since it's all hands on deck down there he had to help get the bodies out. It emotionally destroyed him. When he got back he would break down every time he started talking about it. He retired and died almost immediately and I blame that trip for stressing him so hard. I'm a little tougher than he was and I think I would have been OK having done that kind of thing before. Sorry about the rant. The subject of C-130 ski birds does it to me every time. RIP Charlie B.
Sorry about the passing of your friend, Mikey. In certain circles, the recovery of that C-130 is legendary. ITT/Antarctic Services held the contract with the NSF during that time, and I was the Contract Manager for ITT on that contract, so I was well informed of this monumental effort (full disclosure: I worked at ITT's HQ in NJ and never made it down to "The Ice" but I was very close to many of the staff who worked there). You might be interested in the article at this link: https://www.southpolestation.com/trivia/history/321/digout.html
I remember that movie from years ago. Great cast in it.
ReplyDeleteIn England it was titled: "Ice Station Zedbra".
ReplyDeleteI still have the original sound track 33 1/3 album. That was a big thing back then to get the movie sound tracks. Not so much anymore.
DeleteAlistair MacLean wrote the book. He wrote some cracking good thrillers....
ReplyDeleteAren't most of those cases for old-fashioned film reels? Not much else to do when it's dark all day.....
ReplyDeleteMission specific C-130 I assume.
ReplyDeleteBeen thinking about what to say here. Most C-130 Ski Bird activity is actually at the south pole and Ice Station Zebra was set at the North Pole. Years ago there was a crashed C-130 Ski Bird at the South Pole and I worked for the OEM in Engineering. There was a mission being set up to go dig it out and repair it and I volunteered but they sent another guy who was one of the nicest people I ever knew. A good Engineer and a good man. Anyway while he was down there another ski bird crashed that was supporting the mission and there were fatalities. Since it's all hands on deck down there he had to help get the bodies out. It emotionally destroyed him. When he got back he would break down every time he started talking about it. He retired and died almost immediately and I blame that trip for stressing him so hard. I'm a little tougher than he was and I think I would have been OK having done that kind of thing before. Sorry about the rant. The subject of C-130 ski birds does it to me every time. RIP Charlie B.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the passing of your friend, Mikey. In certain circles, the recovery of that C-130 is legendary. ITT/Antarctic Services held the contract with the NSF during that time, and I was the Contract Manager for ITT on that contract, so I was well informed of this monumental effort (full disclosure: I worked at ITT's HQ in NJ and never made it down to "The Ice" but I was very close to many of the staff who worked there). You might be interested in the article at this link: https://www.southpolestation.com/trivia/history/321/digout.html
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