Down here on the ice, there are several crash site. The top of Erebus has a couple helicopters and a plane. One of the most famous crash sites is actually at Pegasus Airfield, where we land the C-17's. As per wikipedia, "Pegasus Field is named after a C-121 Lockheed Constellation christened "Pegasus" which is still visible in the snow there. On October 8, 1970, the "Pegasus" crashed in bad weather. No one on board was injured. However, the plane remains and gives this place its name."
So on my 100th day, I had to do the Pegasus detail. I have yet to be out to the crash site, because it is roughly 10 minutes further than the Airfield where we do the Pegasus operations. But, yesterday we had the new fire chief with us, so our Lt. took us on a tour of the crash site. 
The crash site is really cool. The plane used to hallow and people would hang out inside of it. It is now filled with snow. The plane is usually pretty covered with snow, but due to the high winds recently, most of the plane was exposed.
It is a tradition to carve your name on the plane, there are a ton of firefighters names on it, so I of course carved my name into it. That's right, I defaced Gov't Property in Antarctica...so does that make me an International Felon? You decide.
It was really cool. Here is a group shot of our Pegasus crew that day:
This blog entry is late, sorry y'all. Something came up. See you all wicked soon!
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That is really cool.
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