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U S Unit to Visit South Pole in Deep Freeze 1957
A large U.S. group of 4147 specialists from Navy Marine Corps and Air Force heads for the South Pole in Operation Deep Freeze the third and largest Antarctic expedition in three years. The force sails on 31 airplanes and 20 ships with New Zealand as intermediate base for IGY stations. Rear Adm. George Dufek commands and will depart September 10 for Christchurch New Zealand. Most wintering personnel return home while a party remains for another winter as ships and planes resume homeward in February.
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