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Madison County Democrat
London, Madison County, Ohio
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Helicopters facilitate the largest-scale photography and survey project in Alaska, conducted for the third year in summer 1952 by the 30th Engineer Topographic Battalion of the Corps of Engineers, mapping militarily important areas; last year covered 24,000 square miles in 81 days with 36 helicopters planned.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP)-Helicopters are making possible the continent's biggest scale photography and survey job.
The project will be carried out this summer for the third straight year in Alaska by the 30th Engineer Base Topographic Battalion from San Francisco, a unique unit of the Corps of Engineers.
Survey data is combined with aerial photos to make large scale layouts of militarily important areas in the vast territory. Last year they surveyed 24,000 square miles in 81 days. Thirty-six helicopters are scheduled for the 1952 project.
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Alaska
Event Date
Summer 1952
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last year they surveyed 24,000 square miles in 81 days. thirty-six helicopters are scheduled for the 1952 project.
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Helicopters are making possible the continent's biggest scale photography and survey job. The project will be carried out this summer for the third straight year in Alaska by the 30th Engineer Base Topographic Battalion from San Francisco, a unique unit of the Corps of Engineers. Survey data is combined with aerial photos to make large scale layouts of militarily important areas in the vast territory.