SSTF@lemmy.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months agoAdmiral Byrd’s snow cruiser designed for Antarctic exploration drives through traffic. Massachusetts, 1939. (Colorized)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1189arrow-down1imageAdmiral Byrd’s snow cruiser designed for Antarctic exploration drives through traffic. Massachusetts, 1939. (Colorized)lemmy.worldSSTF@lemmy.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square18linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareiturnedintoanewt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 months 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.