A spotter from the number one escape hatch on a C-141C Starlifter from March Air Reserve Base, California, keeps a watchful eye as the it is towed into the maintenance hangar in Christchurch, New Zealand. The aircraft landing gear suffered a stress fracture and will be repaired so the aircraft can resume its mission to transport cargo and personnel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001
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Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001
Base: Christchurch
State: Canterbury
Country: New Zealand (NZL)
Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kim M. Allain, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
21/10/2001
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