Caption:
Most of the time, the only way to deliver supplies to the North Pole stations was by plane. Weather conditions in the sky could be just as harsh and extreme as conditions on the ground. Here, a biplane is grounded after an accident near the Kara Sea in 1981. Image credit: EWG.
Image Credit:
Enivornmental Working Group
Photo Keywords:
Arctic, arctic_ocean, drifting stations, plane, airplane, men, biplane, kara sea