Status Report has an interesting article about three M2A2 light tanks sent to the Antarctic in 1939 as part of an expedition.  Russian tank researcher Yuri Pasholok was able to find a Soviet report about the expedition in the Russian archives detailing some of the technical issues encountered with the light tanks in the rather harsh climate of the Antarctic.  These details are translated and available over at the Archive Awareness blog for those that are interested.  The Status Report article can be read here.  Pictures of the rusting M2A2 tanks can be found on the photography websites of Kevin Raber and Martin Grace.

Kevin Raber Pictures: Tanks in Snow, Antarctica ,Tanks and Ice , Rusty Tank treads and gears, Antarctica

Martin Grace Picture Gallery here

The photos by Martin Grace reveal that while one of the vehicles is an M2A2 as stated in the Status Report article, the other vehicle is not.   [Read more…]