The aerial photos on these three pages were taken between 24 and 29 January 2005 by Forest Banks (FB), Bill Henriksen (WNH), and Scot Jackson (SJ). Many of them can be found in the USAP photo library. |
South Pole Station, looking northeast (SJ) |
Swinging around...looking east (FB) |
Looking back towards MacTown...the IceCube work area is prominent in the foreground (FB) |
Directly above the upwind end of the skiway (SJ) |
Heading closer to the elevated station (WNH) |
...and closer... (FB) |
Almost close enough to see what's for dinner (WNH) |
No, he didn't fly under the station, really! (WNH) |
On around, over the dome (SJ) |
...and around back (WNH) |
Behind the freshly erected wing B4 (full size) (2mb) (WNH) |
Around a bit more and further up, the pax terminal is visible in this view (WNH) |
Back on the skiway side. This photo appeared on the Pole intranet home page during the 2005 winter (WNH) |
Back around again...the windows on the closest corner are the new Station Operations Center (SOC), which will replace the old comms under the dome (WNH) |