midwinter medevac

medevac schwarz-0052 22-06-16  marking the end of the runway, with my homemade strobe lights, they lasted for at least 5h medevac schwarz-0054 22-06-16  5 strobe lights in action, marking the middle of the runway medevac schwarz-0055 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0057 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0060 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0067 22-06-16  the runway from the station medevac schwarz-0070 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0075 22-06-16  warm up shack
medevac schwarz-0076 22-06-16  one of our fulies, they did an awesome work setting the fuel pit up for the plane in the winter temperatures medevac schwarz-0079 22-06-16  runway seen from the pit, burn barrles mark the runway medevac schwarz-0080 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0082 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0088 22-06-16  a bit longer exposure, the moon gave some light and weather conditions were perfect medevac schwarz-0089 22-06-16  approach lights and burn barrales medevac schwarz-0090 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0093 22-06-16  incoming plane, on final
medevac schwarz-0096 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0098 22-06-16  plane on the taxiway medevac schwarz-0099 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0103 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0108 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0110 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0113 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0118 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0119 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0120 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0121 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0122 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0123 22-06-16  KGB arrived, awesome job of the aircrew medevac schwarz-0125 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0126 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0129 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0131 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0133 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0135 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0137 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0139 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0143 22-06-16  bamboo mats for the skies, otherwise the plane will freeze to the ground - they wroked great medevac schwarz-0144 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0145 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0146 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0147 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0148 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0149 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0150 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0151 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0152 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0153 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0154 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0155 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0156 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0158 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0161 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0164 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0173 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0185 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0186 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0190 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0198 22-06-16  unloading the plane medevac schwarz-0202 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0210 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0211 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0212 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0214 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0215 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0216 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0220 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0222 22-06-16  heaters for the plane
medevac schwarz-0223 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0224 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0225 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0227 22-06-16  moon above the plane
medevac schwarz-0229 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0230 22-06-16  after successfull landing we are picking up the light boxes, temperature -62°C medevac schwarz-0231 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0232 22-06-16  still blinking and going strong :)
medevac schwarz-0233 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0240 22-06-16  refueling the burn barrles for take off medevac schwarz-0247 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0249 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0254 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0256 22-06-16  plane fuel is heated and kept warm medevac schwarz-0258 22-06-16  fuel pit medevac schwarz-0259 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0260 22-06-16  plane and engines are kept warm, otherwise they won't start medevac schwarz-0261 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0263 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0264 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0265 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0266 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0267 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0268 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0271 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0272 22-06-16  getting the patients on board, of course you won't see any patient pictures medevac schwarz-0273 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0274 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0277 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0281 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0282 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0286 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0287 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0289 22-06-16  our awesome Doc medevac schwarz-0296 22-06-16  our South Pole medical team - you hope they never get busy, but they did an incredible job medevac schwarz-0297 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0301 22-06-16  another key player, our station manager with the Doc, he dis an awesome job as well medevac schwarz-0325 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0327 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0331 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0336 22-06-16  both patients are on board medevac schwarz-0338 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0339 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0340 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0342 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0349 22-06-16  getting close now medevac schwarz-0351 22-06-16  engiens are warming up medevac schwarz-0352 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0353 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0354 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0355 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0356 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0357 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0358 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0360 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0361 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0363 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0366 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0368 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0372 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0373 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0375 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0378 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0379 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0381 22-06-16  and here they go medevac schwarz-0382 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0383 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0384 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0385 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0386 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0387 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0388 22-06-16
medevac schwarz-0389 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0390 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0391 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0392 22-06-16  take off, have a good flight
medevac schwarz-0393 22-06-16 medevac schwarz-0395 22-06-16  it's done :)