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Summer Antarctic flight operations in full swing

Italians add to Operation Deep Freeze activity at Christchurch Airport.

Italian air force Hercules departs Christchurch for another supply flight to Zuchelli Station. Photo: Grant Newman.

Grant Newman Wed, 11 Jan 2023

Christchurch Airport has been a hive of activity since the beginning of the summer season of flights to Antarctica.

An interesting visitor is an Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI) Lockheed Hercules C-130J-30 (MM62191), which has been making frequent flights south in support of the Italian

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Grant Newman Wed, 11 Jan 2023
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