Sondrestrom
Air Base in 1960’s
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Photo by Gary Schmidt, Firebird Pilot |
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The Marginal
Zone. Greenland is
the world’s largest island and has an ice cap which covers about five-sixths
of the total area. Along the
edges of the ice cap is a
“marginal zone” which prevents ground transportation from entry. The “marginal zone” of the ice cap is
the reason that the C-130D ski model aircraft was developed to support DYE 2
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Photo by Greg Robinson |
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Veteran Firebird Pilot Buck Buchanon
on Sondrestrom ramp holding a hidden bottle of champagne after flying
his last Firebird Approach in 1968. |
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