Sondrestrom
Air Base 1959
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Photo by William M. Nichols, 61st TCS Pilot |
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Sondrestrom AB, Greenland. A view of the radar site under
construction taken in June of 1959. A 30-foot hole was dug into the ice. Timber foundations were laid on the
ice and the large "I" beams seen rising above the wood windbreaks
(shown here) were fitted onto the foundation. Note: The
building is now completely erected (completed in October, 1960), and is over
five stories high. It is
completely metal and stands high above the surface of the snow on stilt-like
beams. The main portion of the
building can be raised on these stilts to keep it level and above the
drifting snow. The snow would
cover it in over in a year or two if it were not for this feature. Caption
by Bill Nichols. (Circa 1959) |
