Douglas Mawson’s Frozen Flight

Douglas Mawson and his ‘Wingless Wonder’ headed for the Antarctic in 1911. The three men were yoked like pack animals to a sled carting their supplies. They suffered from unrelenting frostbite, trudging along through the ice and snow, carrying with them only enough food to barely sustain life. Along the perilous route, hidden crevasses threatened …

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