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A New Zealand P-3K Orion, testing Pegasus as a possible base for Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources patrols, January 2006

The Pegasus blue ice runway is the farthest and least-used of McMurdo Station's three frozen airstrips. Named after the wrecked C-121J Lockheed Constellation "Pegasus".

Located some 27 km from McMurdo Station at 166°35' E in latitude 78° S where the transition between snow accumulation and ablation, this runway is used when Williams Field and the sea ice runway are not operational. [1] [2] [3] [4][5]

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 [[Image:RNZAF P3.jpg|thumb|left|A [[New Zealand]] [[P-3 Orion|P-3K Orion]], testing Pegasus as a possible base for [[Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources]] patrols, January 2006]] The '''Pegasus blue ice runway''' is the farthest and least-used of [[McMurdo Station|McMurdo Station's]] three frozen airstrips. Named after the wrecked C-121J [[Lockheed Constellation]] "Pegasus".
 Located some 27 km from McMurdo Station at 166°35' E in latitude 78° S where the transition between snow accumulation and ablation, this runway is used when [[Williams Field]] and the [[sea ice runway]] are not operational.
+[http://www.southpolestation.com/trivia/history/pegasus.txt]
+[http://www.vaq34.com/vxe6/c121.htm]
+[http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/stis1990/opp93009/opp93009.txt] [http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=AY00001][http://gc.kls2.com/airport/NZPG]
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