SSTF@lemmy.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 days agoAdmiral Byrd’s snow cruiser designed for Antarctic exploration drives through traffic. Massachusetts, 1939. (Colorized)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1188arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1186arrow-down1imageAdmiral Byrd’s snow cruiser designed for Antarctic exploration drives through traffic. Massachusetts, 1939. (Colorized)lemmy.worldSSTF@lemmy.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square18linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareiturnedintoanewt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 days agoAFAIK this device was an utter failure. The Soviets figured a much better one (the Kharkovchanka) and to this day those are still in use in the Antartic base.
AFAIK this device was an utter failure. The Soviets figured a much better one (the Kharkovchanka) and to this day those are still in use in the Antartic base.