Fly the friendly skies
Australian pilot Jon Johanson, the first person to fly a home-built single-engine plane over the South Pole (he has also flown the plane around the world three times, and over the north pole), was forced to land his plane at a US base when strong headwinds ate up his fuel reserves.
The Americans at McMurdo base and a nearby New Zealand base refuse to sell him fuel, saying they "do not want to encourage tourism in the Antarctic".
You can read about Jon's flights at his webpage.
The Americans at McMurdo base and a nearby New Zealand base refuse to sell him fuel, saying they "do not want to encourage tourism in the Antarctic".
You can read about Jon's flights at his webpage.
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