While the emphasis during World War II had been on perimeter defenses, the forces were now concentrated around the main bases of Elmendorf AFB and Fort Richardson, Ladd AFB (later Fort Wainwright) and Eielson AFB, and the Navy base on Kodiak Island. The main bases provided command and control, logistics support and housed the ground forces.(2) Fighter interceptors, based out of Elmendorf AFB and Ladd AFB, were maintained on 15-minute alert at forward bases at King Salmon and Galena. It resulted in the construction of an extensive aircraft control and warning system with radar stations located on Alaska’s periphery and interior, later augmented by the Alaska Segment of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line. The bomber’s range could be extended farther by capturing forward bases in Alaska. The Soviets had developed a four engine powered long range bomber capable of delivering nuclear weapons to Northwestern United States targets on one-way flights from Arctic staging bases near Alaska. ASL-P343-558, Evan Hill Photograph Collection, Alaska State Library-Historical Collections. Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Project Jukebox September 19, 2022ĭouglas B-18A bomber, 1943.UAF Archives Open House October 16, 2022.2022 Candidate Questionnaire October 21, 2022.
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5 feet/year) and the heat within the building from causing melting into the permafrost.This building is now almost covered with snow! For more info, search for Dewline in Wikipedia and YouTube. this reduces the snow drift build-up ( aprox. Note the struts used to keep the building above the snow, they were jacked up to maintain the 20 to 30 foot space above ground. The building was quickly evacuated in the eighties because engineers indicated that the building might have severe structual damage. sites) going across Alaska,Canada,Greenland and Iceland to detect possible Russian air attacks approching from the North. One of 58 sites (plus numerous additional aux. Building is elevated about 30 feet above the snow and stands about 156 feet high and weighs about 3,000 tons. This structure, crowned with a huge plastic radome is 6 stories high and is hung 30 feet above the snow on 8 support columns.Īll rights reserved - Copyright © Henri HirschfeldĪll images are exclusive property and may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, transmitted, manipulated or used in any way without expressed, written permission of the photographer.Īlso see Dye-2 radar site (Sikumut) 50 miles east of BW8 Sondrestrom AFB (Kangerlussuaq).Picture taken in 1964. The most significant topographical feature at DYE-2, aside from the vast plain of ice and snow is the black clad Composite Building. The actual terrain is burried under the 10,000 foot thick ice cap. The ice cap is a relatively featureless, flat, plain-like expanse of ice and snow. This Auxilliary Radar Station is located approximately 100 miles inland from the west coast of Greenland about 90 miles south of the Arctic Circle at an altitude of 7600 feet above sea level. Sister aircraft 70495 crashed in Greenland on June 1972.ĭYE-2, Greenland, is situated on 2583 acres of ice cap territory leased from Denmark. This C-130D 70494 was retired to Davis- Monthan AFB in 1985. We did use JATO on this flight for takeoff due also to some hydraulic problems. The aircraft pictured above is using eight bottles to assist in takeoff. Under "sticky snow" conditions, JATO bottles were often used to literally blast the aircraft off the snow. Because of the friction of the skis on the snow, the runs are longer, especially on warmer days when the surface is softer. Skill is required to keep the aircraft lined up on the "skiway". However, takeoffs on skis are another matter. Ski landings are similar to normal landings. The high altitudes at which the DYE sites are located reduces engine performance by 35 percent. Greenland Operations of the 17th Tactical Airlift Squadronįlying the Hercules C-130D on the Greenland Ice Cap requires special skills and techniques.
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