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Arctic Radar Unit Stands As Tribute to Air Force
This INS feature by Bob Considine tours Sparrevohn a remote Alaska radar site built under extreme conditions to close a gap in the U S air defense network. The piece recounts the crew’s 20 hour days hauling cement up a icy slope and notes the project cost about 20000 dollars and the strategic goal of detecting Soviet bombers over the continent.
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Arctic
Air Force
Bob Considine
Elmendorf Air Base
Alaska
INS
Sparrevohn
U. S. Air Force
Willam
Old
Alaskan Air Command
Mt. Sparrevohn
Fred Deyo
Tacoma
Pfc
Joe Blow
Brooklyn
Russia
U. S
Seattle
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York
Red Air Force
Gen. Old
Uvalde
Texas
Burma
Wingate
DeHaviland
Canada
McKinley
Col. Deya
Merrill Pass
Bob Taylor
Ilsy
Raskai
Carl Roebuck
Devo J
Col. Devo
Avalde
Cook Inlet
Anchorage