The air force deployed a C-130J Hercules transport aircraft under No. 40 Squadron for the medical evacuation to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station and round trip back to Christchurch late last month.
Kilmer, who played opposite Tom Cruise as “Iceman” in the 1986 action film and reprised the role for the 2022 sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, died of pneumonia, his daughter said in a statement.
A station could be built on existing land that was planned to house it in the 80s, said Avalon CEO Tony Brun, who added that the airport already owns the necessary land and is willing to chip in money to support the project. According to Brun, a rail l…
The air force deployed a C-130J Hercules transport aircraft under No. 40 Squadron for the medical evacuation to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station and round trip back to Christchurch late last month.