Sondrestrom Air Base 1959

 

 

 

Photo by William M. Nichols, 61st TCS Pilot

 

Sondrestrom AB, Greenland.      One of the off loading crews backing a caterpillar tractor up to the off loading ramp of the aircraft.  Note the scarf over his face.  This was taken in April of 1959.  The temperature was 36 degrees Fahrenheit below zero and the wind was blowing over thirty knots.

Caption by Bill Nichols.  (Circa 1959)

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