Remains of "Mawson Air Tractor" Discovered in Antarctica

[Russ Matthews]

I just found an interesting article relating the discovery of an unusual piece of aviation heritage -- parts of the first aircraft out of the Vickers facory (1911) and the first plane used in Antartica (though, not the first to fly there)...

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,,26548375-2682,00.html

[Martin X. Moleski, SJ]

Mawson seems to have been quite a character!

Thanks for the link.