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| Out of a sky
brilliant with iridescent polar clouds, a hulking C-17 Globemaster cargo
plane made a historic touchdown on McMurdo Station's ice runway October
15, 2000
The Air Force plane was the first of its kind to land in Antarctica. Staged out of Christchurch, the flight was a test of the ability of C-17s to serve the U.S. Antarctic Program |