The pilots took advantage of the short twilight to land the plane, after completing the most perilous part of its journey when it touched down after the five-hour flight from Christchurch,
New Zealand, The Australian reported.
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The plane landed on an ice runway known as Pegasus near McMurdo Station, one of a handful of landing strips in Antarctica that can accommodate wheeled aircraft.