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Without its main rotor and short one tail blade a Bell UH-1N operated by Helicopters New Zealand LTD. at Christchurch, New Zealand sits on the ramp waiting to be loaded onto a C-141. The helicopter is part of the resupply mission to McMurdo Station at Ross Island in Antarctica, part of the Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001

In support of Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001 a Bell UH-1N operated by Helicopters New Zealand at Christchurch, New Zealand, is loaded into a Lockheed C-141C Starlifter operated by the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, California. The helicopter will be shipped to McMurdo Station at Ross Island in Antarctica as part of the DEEP FREEZE resupply mission

With its rotors removed a Bell UH-1N operated by Helicopters New Zealand LTD, is pulled and guided up the ramp into the cargo bay of a C-141C Starlifter. The C-141 from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, California, will deliver the helicopter to McMurdo Station at Ross Island in Antarctica as part of the Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001 resupply mission

C-141 Loadmaster from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, California, and New Zealand ground crew prepare the aircrafts ramp extensions to receive a rotorless Bell UH-1N operated by Helicopters New Zealand LTD. The helicopter is part of the resupply mission to McMurdo Station at Ross Island in Antarctica as part of Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001

With its rotors removed a Bell UH-1N operated by Helicopters New Zealand LTD, is pushed, pulled and guided up the ramp into the cargo bay of a C-141C Starlifter. The C-141 from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, California, will deliver the helicopter to McMurdo Station at Ross Island in Antarctica as part of the Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001 resupply mission

Detail photos of temporary wheels being attached to a Bell UH-1N operated by Helicopters New Zealand at Christchurch, New Zealand. The wheels will help load it into a waiting Lockheed C-141C Starlifter. The helicopter is part of the resupply mission to McMurdo Station at Ross Island in Antarctica as part of Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001

Close-up photo of a temporary wheel attached to a landing strut on a Bell UH-1N operated by Helicopters New Zealand at Christchurch, New Zealand The wheels will help load it into a waiting Lockheed C-141C Starlifter. The helicopter is part of the resupply mission to McMurdo Station at Ross Island in Antarctica as part of Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001

In support of Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001 a Bell UH-1N operated by Helicopters New Zealand at Christchurch, New Zealand, is loaded into a Lockheed C-141C Starlifter operated by the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, California. The helicopter will be shipped to McMurdo Station at Ross Island in Antarctica as part of the DEEP FREEZE resupply mission. Loadmasters double-check the measurement of the ramp extension placement

A C-141C Starlifter from March Air Reserve Base, California, 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 missions transporting cargo and personnel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001

Sitting on the wet ramp without rotor blades, a Bell UH-1N operated by Helicopters New Zealand LTD, Christchurch, New Zealand, is prepared for shipment. Loadmasters and civilian handlers prepare the C-141C Starlifters ramp to receive the helicopter. The helicopter is part of the resupply mission to McMurdo Station at Ross Island in Antarctica as part of 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 Joe Cupido, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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