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In 1956, an R4D (named Que Sera Sera) landed at the South Pole and became the first expedition to stand at that spot since Captain Scott of the Royal Navy reached it in 1912. The Lucky Seven crew were also the first Americans to set foot on the South Pole.
Trying to take off, the Que Sera Sera remained stuck in the ice and snow with the engines at full power. They had JATO rockets for jet-assist take-off and were usually fired after the plane hit 30 knots, but to break loose, the pilot fired four JATO bottles. That did the trick, but then he was worried about having enough JATO left to get airborne. The altitude on the ice cap is 10,000 feet, so the air is thin, meaning less oxygen for the engines and lift for the wings. But it made it and it now hangs in Hanger Bay One at the National Naval Aviation Museum.

As a young boy, I borrowed my parent's Kodak 126 film camera with flash cubes on a field trip to NASA. Needless to say, my pictures did not come out at all like I had hoped. That started me on my photo journey through high school and beyond. I continue to learn as I feed this growing passion for photography of all types. I strive to give my images a sense of realism, but with a slight edge to pull the viewer into the image. All images are Copyright Tim Stanley Photography. All the materials contained may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or downloaded in any way, shape or form. All rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from Tim...