Operation Deep Freeze 2014/2015 is cooling down as the sun begins to set across the southern continent. The Lockheed LC130 Hercules have migrated north after a busy season shuttling between Christchurch and William Field and long haul ops across Antarctica.
LC130, 92-1094, concluded its tour of duty late January and departed Christchurch for Pago Pago on the 30th while 73-3300 departed Christchurch 20 February for Pago Pago.
As at 21 February, the Deep Freeze ramp at Christchurch was hosting:
83-0490 Lockheed LC130 "Raven Gang"
93-1096 Lockheed LC130 "City of Christchurch"
76-3302 Lockheed LC130 Nose art with a Dragon at the South Pole
83-0493 Lockheed LC130 Nose art with a penguin on JATO assisted skis
92-1095 Lockheed LC130 parked at Air NZ number 1 hangar
01-0192 Boeing C17 arrived from Hickam 20 February as RCH465
09-9210 Boeing C17 arrived from Hickam 09 February as RCH5E2 and has since flown to Pegasus and back 11, 13, 17, 18, 20 (returned without landing) and 21 February.
Sincere thanks to Bargeld01 for assistance in supplying material for this post.
