C121 crash site

A week ago Sunday I participated in a recreation department sponsored trip to a C121 - "Constellation" crash site. The plane crashed in 1970 and was made in 1953. It had to land in a full blizzard, crashed, and the crew and passengers rescued. No one died. The plane was towed to the present site in 1970 so that it would not be visible and impact morale. We took 4wheel drive vans about 20 miles out on the Ross ice shelf and then walked about a mile on the ice to the crash site. In the background are the volcanoes Erebus, Terra Nova, and Mount Terror on Ross island. McMurdo station is on the small dark part of land below Mount Erebus on the left.

The plane is mostly burried by snow but the tail section sticks out. This plane had a 3 tail fin arrangement. Two of the fins or vertical stabilizers have broken off.

I'm standing next to the remaining fin - really slick out there!

Another view of the plane. It was a neat area in that you could look out over the ice for miles in every direction and get just a small feeling for how big this place really is!

Best wishes to all my family and friends!

Bob