WTF! Lazy bastards just figured the snow would bury their little nuke base. Now Greenland has a nice pollution stain moving around.
They ferried WW2 planes to Europe by flying them, with hops. One stop was Greenland, if needed. When planes plopped in, they had to leave them if they couldn't fly. A P-38 or two have been recovered, and a B-29 was wrecked and burned-up in their attempted takeoff to recover the plane.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_Girl P-38
https://www.historynet.com/sad-saga-of-the-b-29-kee-bird.htm B-29
Both of the guys who lead those recoveries are aviation characters. Pat Epps, Darryl Greenamyer.
They ferried WW2 planes to Europe by flying them, with hops. One stop was Greenland, if needed. When planes plopped in, they had to leave them if they couldn't fly. A P-38 or two have been recovered, and a B-29 was wrecked and burned-up in their attempted takeoff to recover the plane.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_Girl P-38
https://www.historynet.com/sad-saga-of-the-b-29-kee-bird.htm B-29
Both of the guys who lead those recoveries are aviation characters. Pat Epps, Darryl Greenamyer.