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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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US Air Force to build floating air rescue base on North Pole ice next spring for polar training, per Col. Bernt Balchen in Oslo; ice suitable for ski-plane landings, base will drift with ice.
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OSLO, Norway, Sept. 23-(AP)-The U.S. Air Force is going to establish a base on the ice at the North Pole next spring.
Col. Bernt Balchen, here after a flight over the Arctic, disclosed the plans yesterday to newsmen. He said the air rescue base would give American fliers experience in the Polar regions.
Balchen said there wouldn't be any difficulty landing ski-equipped transport planes at the North Pole. At least 10 percent of the polar ice is always suitable for landing, he declared.
But the base will float on ice, and will have to be moved at intervals, Balchen said. The ice drifts slowly away from the pole, and the base will drift with it.
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North Pole
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Next Spring
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planned establishment of a floating air rescue base on polar ice that will drift with the ice
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The U.S. Air Force plans to establish a base on the ice at the North Pole next spring. Col. Bernt Balchen disclosed the plans in Oslo after a flight over the Arctic. The base will provide experience in Polar regions for American fliers. Ski-equipped transport planes can land on at least 10 percent of the polar ice. The base will float on ice and drift slowly away from the pole, requiring periodic movement.