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1968 Thule Air Base B-52 Crash Depicted on “Crocodile”

The Russian humor/satirical magazine “Crocodile” began publishing in 1922. During the United States Greenland build-up, the Soviets were watching us…

I have been working on the finishing the Sno-Train chapter for the last two weeks. This machine has the most…

In 1961, the Sno-Train was involved in Environmental Operation Willow Freeze. At the conclusion of the exercise, it departed Gulkana,…

Since 1952, the United States Army has operated annual exercises and scientific studies to expand military and civilian knowledge of…

In October 1968, the Sno-Freighter and its trailers were being shipped out of the Yukon. The 5 trailers and Control,…

Similar to the LCC-1 Sno-Train, the Overland Mark 2 came with a jib crane. It was designed for moving freight…

Ever wonder what it looks like to install the Overland Train Mark II Solar turbines…?

A few days ago, I received an email from a man who said his dad, Vic Vessakosal, had been around…

The last two years researching and writing the Overland Trains story has been a journey, both academically and personally. I…

When Alfred Ghezzi purchased the Sno-Freighter for supply runs to the Distant Early Warning Line, he never realized that it…

The image below was painted by Marathon LeTourneau, Co.’s Art Supervisor and company artist H.D. “Red” Reynolds. He started his…

The United States Department of the Air Force announced that Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) will start producing 1-5 mW…