Ladd Field showing general arrangement of buildings at the main area of the air base, buildings were connected by an underground tunnel that served as a walkway.
Photo: USAAF
On March 29, 1945, Lt. John E. Kirmil lost power on final approach to land at Watson Lake and set the P-63 down on its belly just shy of the runway. After a month of repairs (pictured), the bird was declared ready for a test flight.
Lend-Lease B-25 Mitchell pictured about fifty miles west of Fort Nelson.
Photo: Ray C. Frodey
Close-up view of a P-39 Q-20 Airacobra on its way to Fairbanks, circa February 1944.
Photo: Willard B. Stohry
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