Save The "Que Sera Sera"

The"Lucky Seven"
"Lucky Seven" and "Que Sera Sera", the first plane to land at the South Pole.
October 31,1956

The crew left to right, John P. Strider, AD2, crew chief; RADM George S. Dufek. C.O. Task Force 43; LCDR Conrad (Gus) Shinn, pilot; Lieutenant John R. Swadener, navigator; William A. Cumbie, Jr., AT2, radioman; Captain William Hawkes, copilot; and Captain Douglas Cordinor

QSS without a wing
December 6, 2004
Google Map after the hurricane
September 2004
Hurricane Ivan did to the "QSS" what Antarctica couldn't do...
On the tarmac at the National Museum of Naval Aviation,
Naval Air Station, Pensacola Florida.

The goal of this site is:

Raise awareness to the accomplishments of the U.S. Naval Support Force Antarctica
and the brave men of Task Force 43.by establishing a means to repair and preserve the
R4D (DC-3) "Que Sera Sera" airplane
for future generations.

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