Between December 5, 1961 and January 22, 1962, the Argentine Naval Aviation would fulfill President Frondizi’s order of reaching the South Pole during the Antarctic Campaign of that year.
The task was in charge of the Second Transport Aeronaval Squadron with C-47 aircraft.
The Command of that Unit was in charge of the CFAV Hermes Quijada and the detailed crews above.
They reached the South Pole after three stages on January 6, 1962.