Greenland Ice Cap in 1959
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Photo by William M. Nichols, 61st TCS Pilot |
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Sondrestrom AB, Greenland. Lt. Gene Uhls "wrassling" the
same polar bear skin. This bear
strolled into camp last summer. This
was an unforeseen event, because prior to this time, no one knew that bears
ranged on the ice cap. DYE III, where
this bear was shot, is over 100 miles from the coastal terrain where the
polar bears normally live. This
summer, two more bears wandered near to DYE III. One was shot, but buzzing aircraft drove
the other off. The bear driven off was
huge and mean. Attempts were made to shoot
this bear from a "Weasel" (a track driven covered vehicle) were
soon abandoned when the bear attacked the vehicle. It stood head and shoulders higher than the
Weasel. Polar bears are vicious,
especially when hungry. One of the
scientists of the French Trans-Greenland Expedition was severely mauled by on
of this size in 1959. Caption by Bill Nichols.
(Circa 1959) |
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