Over the years, Deception Island was visited by many tourists to the Antarctic, and photos of the abandoned Otter VP-FAK were circulated around the world on the web, arousing much interest in the aircraft despite its very remote location. The former base at Whalers Bay was designated as an Historic Site and protected under Antarctic Treaties, as were all artefacts located there, including the Otter. To prevent it from being further cannibalised for souvenirs, BAS took action in April 2004 and shipped the remains to England. Less than 2 months after this image was taken. Lucky me!

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