C-130D 70-491 Offloading at DYE Site

 Photo by Nolan Bailey, Firebird Pilot, circa 1965

While being offloaded on the Greenland Ice Cap, the C-130D's engines were left running in the subzero temperatures in order to reduce the risk of an engine failing to restart after cooling down. The orange tracked vehicle was used to transport small packages, mail, and personnel to the site.

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