British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research plane operating in the Gullet, near Rothera Station near the Antarctic Peninsula.

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research plane operating in the Gullet, near Rothera Station near the Antarctic Peninsula.

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research plane landing at the Chilean Research base Frei on King George Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research plane landing at the Chilean Research base Frei on King George Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An American Air Force plane after a resupply flight to the science base on the summit of the Greenland Ice sheet, Kangerlussuaq Airport, Greenland, Polar Regions

An American Air Force plane after a resupply flight to the science base on the summit of the Greenland Ice sheet, Kangerlussuaq Airport, Greenland, Polar Regions

A plane at Kangerlussuaq airport used to fly transect flights over the Greenland ice sheet to measure air pollution from forest fires in Siberia, Greenland, Polar Regions

Amelia Earhart Washington DC Airfield

Lindbergh disembarks USS Memphis

A plane refuels in the remote Western Antarctic.

The aircraft;DC-3 Basler) takes off from Concordia's snow-covered runway. Take-off of a Basler at Concordia. The runway is groomed very evenly to minimise the micro-relief on its surface and make it easier for the aircraft to take off. The aircraft are equipped with landing gear allowing them to land alternatively on a ?hard? runway or on snow: retractable skis controlled from the cockpit are fitted to the two front landing gears. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.

Technicians loading/unloading cargo/freight from the supply plane at Concordia. French;in blue) and Italian;in red) technicians help unload the Basler - Douglas DC3, which delivers scientific and/or technical equipment to the Concordia station several times a month during the summer. It takes a team of 6 to 20 people just 3 minutes to unload the 2 tonnes of cargo, reload the same amount of equipment into the plane and refuel the aircraft with kerosene. As soon as these operations are completed, the plane is ready to leave again. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.