Eastwind (WAGB 279) - Naval Cruise Book

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Reid U2 and Bailey watch as Eastwind's crew lands to take them off to Cape Adare. Three historic huts still stand at Cape Adare. Middle one was used by first land wintering-over party in Antarctica ',- . V - 1, 1., . 1 , ,- - -,mf 3 1.:-3. w,'-v'1a,u-H-W faux -1-.151-w.-L:-rrfr mf -- - .':e-mp.-., -Y-L ' . . ,, ,