Organisation: Raytheon Polar Services

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Mercy airlift for sick Antarctica worker

A New Zealand air force plane made a rare wintertime landing on an ice runway in Antarctica today on a mercy mission to evacuate a seriously ill American worker, officials said.

Tue, 14 Sep, 2010

Antarctic search for missing crewman suspended

The formal search for a crewman who apparently fell off of an American research ship into water between Chile and the Antarctic has been suspended.

Thu, 20 Apr, 2006

Rescue plane flies sick doctor to South Africa

A twin-engined propeller plane has carried a sick American doctor out of Antarctica.

Fri, 27 Apr, 2001

Small plane bids to make daring South Pole rescue

A small plane took off from a British Antarctic base tonight to rescue a sick American doctor at the South Pole.

Tue, 24 Apr, 2001