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New Zealand Air Force Mounts Dangerous Rescue Mission in Antarctica

Three staff members from the National Science Foundation were evacuated from a U.S. research base after a medical emergency. The mission is one of the most challenging for the air force.

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The evacuation plane, shown in a handout photo from the New Zealand Defence Force, landed at McMurdo Station on Tuesday, loaded up the evacuees and returned to Christchurch on Wednesday morning, making the round trip in just under 20 hours.
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