Farewell, Flying Friends

On Wednesday 23/1/13, a Twin Otter with the callsign KBC of Kenn Borek Air (Canada) disappeared from radio contact when travelling from the South Pole to Terra Nova. The news was given to us the next day, sending a shockwave through the community as some here on station knew the three crew members very, very well. Over the next few days we continued receiving news of deteriorating weather conditions that hampered Search and Rescue (SAR) attempts until the afternoon on Saturday 26/1/13 when we were informed of a positive sighting of the aircraft near the top of Mount Elizabeth in the Queen Alexandra range.

As I'm sure you'll understand, the mood on station went quiet pretty quickly, but slowly people returned to the fold over the evening, which became a night of rememberance and celebration of lives lived fully. The station used a Canadian flag, signed our names (adding a couple of quotes the crew liked to live by) and sent it back to the families of the crew.

Fare thee well.