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2007-2008 Air Operations
A U.S. Navy R4D airplane en route to the South Pole in 1957. Photo by Cmdr Jim Waldron, USNR (Retired), courtesy of the Antarctic Photo Library. The civil version of this old Navy workhorse was the DC-3. The current USAP fleet operated by Kenn Borek Air includes a Basler, a DC-3 airframe updated and enhanced for modern polar service.
McMurdo Station

McMurdo-based aircraft (Helicopters, Twin Otter and LC-130 fixed-wing aircraft) will continue to support USAP researchers and program logistical functions.

Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. (PHI)
Petroleum Helicopters Inc. (PHI) will provide helicopter support

Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. (PHI) will provide helicopter support with four helicopters (two AS-350-B2 "A-Stars" and two Bell 212s) based out of McMurdo Station. They will support researches in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Royal Society Range and on Ross Island.

http://www.phihelico.com/External Non U.S. Government Site

New York Air National Guard (ANG)

New York Air National Guard will provide re-supply and research support to South Pole Station New York Air National Guard will provide resupply and research support to South Pole Station. They will support research activities at Siple Dome, Byrd Surface Camp, Thwaites Glacier Camp, Pine Island Camp, and Beardmore Glacier.

http://www-105aw.ang.af.mil/External Non U.S. Government Site

Kenn Borek Air

Twin Otter aircraft, operated by Kenn Borek Air will be used by a number of projects throughout the USAP area of operations Twin Otter aircraft, operated by Kenn Borek Air, will be used by a number of projects throughout the USAP area of operations.

http://www.borekair.com/External Non U.S. Government Site

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