11 results found
Registration / Serial:12418
Military Code:XD-8
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas R4D-5L Skytrain
C/n (msn):9358
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
Aircraft Name:Qué Será Será
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:20 September 1956 to 17 October 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:626593Submit Correction
View count: 228
Famous as the first aircraft to land at the South Pole on October 31, 1956. Now preserved at the Smithsonian. The aircraft of Operation Deep Freeze II were gathered at Wigram for the the long flight to McMurdo. Nearby Christchurch International later became the base for US flights to Antarctica and remains so today. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:12418
Aircraft Version:Douglas R4D-5L Skytrain
C/n (msn):9358
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:20 September 1956 to 17 October 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:12418
Military Code:XD-8
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas R4D-5L Skytrain
C/n (msn):9358
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
Aircraft Name:Qué Será Será
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:20 September 1956 to 17 October 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:626593Submit Correction
View count: 228
Famous as the first aircraft to land at the South Pole on October 31, 1956. Now preserved at the Smithsonian. The aircraft of Operation Deep Freeze II were gathered at Wigram for the the long flight to McMurdo. Nearby Christchurch International later became the base for US flights to Antarctica and remains so today. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:12418
Aircraft Version:Douglas R4D-5L Skytrain
C/n (msn):9358
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:20 September 1956 to 17 October 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:20 September 1956 to 17 October 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:626189Submit Correction
View count: 374
122465 was tragically destroyed with the loss of four lives when it crashed on approach to McMurdo on October 18, 1956. Poor weather closed in on the ice runway when the aircraft was past the point of no return to New Zealand. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:122465
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P2V-2N Neptune
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:20 September 1956 to 17 October 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:20 September 1956 to 17 October 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:626189Submit Correction
View count: 374
122465 was tragically destroyed with the loss of four lives when it crashed on approach to McMurdo on October 18, 1956. Poor weather closed in on the ice runway when the aircraft was past the point of no return to New Zealand. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:122465
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P2V-2N Neptune
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:20 September 1956 to 17 October 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:56505
Military Code:XD-2
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster
C/n (msn):10665
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
Aircraft Name:Marilyn
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:20 September 1956 to 17 October 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:625904Submit Correction
View count: 395
USN aircraft were gathered at Wigram prior to their deployment by air to McMurdo, Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze II. 56505 returned to regular USN service before being sold in the civil market. Now displayed in its original USAF livery and serial, at Travis AFB. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:56505
Aircraft Version:Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster
C/n (msn):10665
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:20 September 1956 to 17 October 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:56505
Military Code:XD-2
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster
C/n (msn):10665
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
Aircraft Name:Marilyn
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:20 September 1956 to 17 October 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:625904Submit Correction
View count: 395
USN aircraft were gathered at Wigram prior to their deployment by air to McMurdo, Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze II. 56505 returned to regular USN service before being sold in the civil market. Now displayed in its original USAF livery and serial, at Travis AFB. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:56505
Aircraft Version:Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster
C/n (msn):10665
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:20 September 1956 to 17 October 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:144671
Military Code:JD-15
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (U-1/UC)
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3)
C/n (msn):158
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1957 to 1962
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:619311Submit Correction
View count: 316
Transferred to the Connecticut Army National Guard in July 1966. Returned to the US Navy for disposal in 1974. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:144671
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3)
C/n (msn):158
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1957 to 1962
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:144671
Military Code:JD-15
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (U-1/UC)
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3)
C/n (msn):158
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1957 to 1962
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:619311Submit Correction
View count: 316
Transferred to the Connecticut Army National Guard in July 1966. Returned to the US Navy for disposal in 1974. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:144671
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3)
C/n (msn):158
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1957 to 1962
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:140436
Military Code:JD-2
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P2V-7LP Neptune
C/n (msn):726-7095
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
Aircraft Name:Candid Camera
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1959 to 1962
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:614357Submit Correction
View count: 367
Special version of the P-2 for polar use. No armament, a ski undercarriage and provision for rocket assisted take-off. 140436 became part of the Walter Soplata collection, Newbury, Ohio. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:140436
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P2V-7LP Neptune
C/n (msn):726-7095
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1959 to 1962
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:140436
Military Code:JD-2
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P2V-7LP Neptune
C/n (msn):726-7095
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
Aircraft Name:Candid Camera
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1959 to 1962
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:614357Submit Correction
View count: 367
Special version of the P-2 for polar use. No armament, a ski undercarriage and provision for rocket assisted take-off. 140436 became part of the Walter Soplata collection, Newbury, Ohio. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:140436
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P2V-7LP Neptune
C/n (msn):726-7095
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1959 to 1962
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:144661
Military Code:JD-4661
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-58
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-58/H-34/Choctaw/Seahorse
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky UH-34E Seabat
C/n (msn):58613
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1957 to 1962
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:608919Submit Correction
View count: 314
Sold in Brazil in 1976 as PT-HFV. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:144661
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky UH-34E Seabat
C/n (msn):58613
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1957 to 1962
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:144661
Military Code:JD-4661
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-58
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-58/H-34/Choctaw/Seahorse
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky UH-34E Seabat
C/n (msn):58613
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1957 to 1962
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:608919Submit Correction
View count: 314
Sold in Brazil in 1976 as PT-HFV. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:144661
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky UH-34E Seabat
C/n (msn):58613
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1957 to 1962
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:148320
Alternate Serial:8320
Military Code:JD-20
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed L-100 Hercules
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed LC-130F Hercules (L-282)
C/n (msn):282-3565
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1962 to 1968
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:600296Submit Correction
View count: 286
Stored in 2005. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:148320
Alternate Serial:8320
Aircraft Version:Lockheed LC-130F Hercules (L-282)
C/n (msn):282-3565
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1962 to 1968
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:148320
Alternate Serial:8320
Military Code:JD-20
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed L-100 Hercules
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed LC-130F Hercules (L-282)
C/n (msn):282-3565
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1962 to 1968
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:600296Submit Correction
View count: 286
Stored in 2005. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:148320
Alternate Serial:8320
Aircraft Version:Lockheed LC-130F Hercules (L-282)
C/n (msn):282-3565
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams Field (NZWD)Map
Country:Antarctica
Photo Date:1962 to 1968
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:"657"
Military Code:XO-25
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-58
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-58/H-34/Choctaw/Seahorse
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse
C/n (msn):581585
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
Aircraft Name:King Pin
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:June 1997
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Photo ID:435136Submit Correction
View count: 280
This is actually UH-34D Bureau Number 150227 painted as HUS-1L Bureau Number 144657. 144657 was assigned to VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica. This a/c is now back in US Marine Corps markings with the correct Bureau Number of 150227 applied.
Registration / Serial:"657"
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse
C/n (msn):581585
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:June 1997
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Registration / Serial:"657"
Military Code:XO-25
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-58
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-58/H-34/Choctaw/Seahorse
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse
C/n (msn):581585
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
Aircraft Name:King Pin
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:June 1997
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Photo ID:435136Submit Correction
View count: 280
This is actually UH-34D Bureau Number 150227 painted as HUS-1L Bureau Number 144657. 144657 was assigned to VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica. This a/c is now back in US Marine Corps markings with the correct Bureau Number of 150227 applied.
Registration / Serial:"657"
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse
C/n (msn):581585
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:June 1997
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Registration / Serial:12418
Other Marks:XD-8
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas R4D-5L Skytrain
C/n (msn):9358
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
Aircraft Name:Qué Será Será
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:12 May 2010
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Photo ID:414496Submit Correction
View count: 404
This a/c made the first landing at the geographic south pole on 31 October 1956. Here it is next to the restoration hangar at the museum. It was undergoing some final cleaning and touch up in preparation for being suspended from the ceiling in the new (opened fall 2010) Hangar Bay One building.
Registration / Serial:12418
Aircraft Version:Douglas R4D-5L Skytrain
C/n (msn):9358
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:12 May 2010
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Registration / Serial:12418
Other Marks:XD-8
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas R4D-5L Skytrain
C/n (msn):9358
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
Aircraft Name:Qué Será Será
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:12 May 2010
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Photo ID:414496Submit Correction
View count: 404
This a/c made the first landing at the geographic south pole on 31 October 1956. Here it is next to the restoration hangar at the museum. It was undergoing some final cleaning and touch up in preparation for being suspended from the ceiling in the new (opened fall 2010) Hangar Bay One building.
Registration / Serial:12418
Aircraft Version:Douglas R4D-5L Skytrain
C/n (msn):9358
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:12 May 2010
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Registration / Serial:56528
Military Code:JD-5
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54Q Skymaster
C/n (msn):10854
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
City / Airport:Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA / DMA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:5 October 1967
Photo by:Stephen MillerContact
Photo ID:333469Submit Correction
View count: 587
Registration / Serial:56528
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54Q Skymaster
C/n (msn):10854
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA / DMA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:5 October 1967
Photo by:Stephen MillerContact
Registration / Serial:56528
Military Code:JD-5
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54Q Skymaster
C/n (msn):10854
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
City / Airport:Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA / DMA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:5 October 1967
Photo by:Stephen MillerContact
Photo ID:333469Submit Correction
View count: 587
Registration / Serial:56528
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54Q Skymaster
C/n (msn):10854
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA / DMA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:5 October 1967
Photo by:Stephen MillerContact
Registration / Serial:17150
Military Code:JD-150
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-117D (DC-3S)
C/n (msn):43311
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
City / Airport:Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA / DMA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:10 September 1968
Photo by:Neil AirdContact
Photo ID:210158Submit Correction
View count: 282
Registration / Serial:17150
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-117D (DC-3S)
C/n (msn):43311
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA / DMA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:10 September 1968
Photo by:Neil AirdContact
Registration / Serial:17150
Military Code:JD-150
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-117D (DC-3S)
C/n (msn):43311
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-6
City / Airport:Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA / DMA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:10 September 1968
Photo by:Neil AirdContact
Photo ID:210158Submit Correction
View count: 282
Registration / Serial:17150
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-117D (DC-3S)
C/n (msn):43311
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA / DMA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:10 September 1968
Photo by:Neil AirdContact