Sondrestrom
Air Base 1959
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Photo by William M. Nichols, 61st TCS Pilot |
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Sondrestrom AB, Greenland. In April of 1959, the 61st Troop Carrier
Squadron was given survival training on the ice cap a few miles from DYE
II. The temperature fell as low
as 44 degrees Fahrenheit below zero.
Four crews at a time were given the training until all squadron
personnel had completed the training.
After lectures, the crews were dropped off at the training site. The first afternoon each crew built a
para-igloo out of snow blocks and two parachutes. This is a photo of the para-igloo being constructed. Caption by Bill Nichols. (Circa 1959) |
