It’s Firebird Country

 

 

 

 

Photo by John Rader, 17th TAS Pilot

 

 

 

Missions often required Firebird aircraft to fly near Mt. McKinley (Denali) or into the Brooks range north of Fairbanks.  Search and rescue missions for light aircraft lost in the mountains or on the “North Slope” were flown on a regular basis. 

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