Historical Notes
- 1957: Pan American Boeing 377 Stratocruiser makes round trip from Christchurch to McMurdo Sound. First civilian flight to Antarctica.
- 1960: U.S. Navy WV-2 BuNo 126513 crashes after landing short of the ice runway.
- 1960: First ski-equipped C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft lands in Antarctica.
- 1960: Sunspots knock out radio communications for eight days, forcing cancellation of all flights between New Zealand and McMurdo.
- 1966: First all-jet aircraft (USAF-C-141) lands at Williams.
- 1967: Earliest scheduled winter fly-in.
- 1970: U.S. Navy "Pegasus" C-121J crash lands. Aircraft is destroyed but no fatalities among the 80 persons aboard. Pegasus Field is named after this aircraft.
- 1979: Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashes on nearby Mt Erebus. 257 people die
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