Narsarsuaq Air Base
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Narsarsuaq Air Base
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Bluie West One, later known as Narsarsuaq Air Base and Narsarsuaq Airport, was built on a glacial moraine at what is now the village of Narsarsuaq, near the southern tip of Greenland. Construction by the United States Army began in June 1941. The first aircraft landed there in January 1942, as a link in the North Atlantic air ferry route in World War II. The base had a peak population of about 4,000 American servicemen, and it is estimated that some 10,000 aircraft landed there en route to the w
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Airport in Narsarsuaq, near the southern tip of Greenland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narsarsuaq_Air_Base
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2024-02-11T08:05:13Z
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