Antarctica: Willy Field

Here are some random shots that I've taken while at Willy Airfield fueling aircraft.

C-131 preparing for a South Pole flight. We usually fill five of these big boys a day, and most of them are heading to the South Pole.

The beautiful Basler in the foreground and the little Twin Otter in the background. These smaller aircraft are used for support missions to various field camps.

Me on Delta Scharen, a fat chick with lots of attitude and fuel. This monster truck is what we fuelies drive to fuel off-base buildings and camps. Her back half articulates, which considering her size makes her fairly easy to steer.

This guy swaggered into Willy Field out of no where. While its common to run into small adelie penguins around the McMurdo area, the emperor penguins are a rare site, especially out in the Willy Field area which is further from the sea than McMurdo. Doing the belly slide - a much faster way to travel considering their slow awkward gait