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| Keywords: R4D-5L Que Sera Sera at Beardmore-Scott Auxiliary Air Base 1956.JPG The U S Navy Dogulas R4D-5L Que Sera Sera BuNo 12418 c/n 9358 ex USAAF 42-23496 idles next to its refueling tanks at Beardmore-Scott Auxiliary Air Base Antarctica in 1956 This aircraft was the first aircraft to land on the South Pole on 31 October 1956 Crew pilot LCdr Conrad S Shinn; copilot Capt William M Hawkes; navigator Lt John Swadener; crew chief AD2 John P Strider; radioman AT2 William Cumbie; Rear Adm George J Dufek Commander Task Force 43 and Commander Naval Support Forces Antarctica; and Capt Douglas L L Cordiner Commanding Officer of Antarctic Development Squadron 6 VX-6 These were the first people to stand at the South Pole since January 1912 The aircraft is today on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola Florida USA U S Navy Naval Aviation News http //nanarchive omnitecinc com/20002009 aspx November-December 2006 p 26 1956 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Operation Deep Freeze Douglas R4D Skytrain Antarctic Development Squadron 6 United States Navy Aircraft in Antarctica | ||||
