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2. Reeve Aleutian Airways - Wikipedia

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   Reeve Aleutian still had DC-3s in service, and a replacement was sought. The NAMC YS-11A was decided on and the first aircraft was purchased new in 1972. In 1973, the Electra was certified by the CAA to land on gravel runways. [8] On November 11, 1974, there was a hangar fire at Anchorage, and two Electra aircraft were destroyed.

3. Merrill Field - Wikipedia

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   There are no based jets, [1] although one retired Boeing 727 donated by FedEx is used as a training aid by the University of Alaska Anchorage's Aviation Technology Division, [4] [5] which is based at the airfield. It is not airworthy. When it landed in February 2013, the Boeing 727 was the largest aircraft ever to have landed at Merrill Field. [6]

4. Alaska Aviation Museum - Wikipedia

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   The Alaska Aviation Museum, previously the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, is located on Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska.Its mission since 1988, is to preserve, display, and honor Alaska's aviation heritage, by preserving and displaying historic aircraft, artifacts, and memorabilia, and to foster public interest in aviation and its history.

5. Northwest Staging Route - Wikipedia

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   The route was developed in 1942 for several reasons. Initially, the 7th Ferrying Group, Ferrying Command, United States Army Air Corps (later Air Transport Command) at Gore Field (Great Falls Municipal Airport) was ordered to organize and develop an air route to send assistance to the Soviet Union through Northern Canada, across Alaska and the Bering Sea to Siberia, and eventually over to the ...

6. Naval Air Facility Adak - Wikipedia

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   The 625th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (designated F-11) provided early-warning ground control intercept (GCI) Radar to direct the Black Widows to incoming aircraft. One of four F-82Es deployed by the 27th Fighter Escort Wing to Davis AFB , Aleutians to assist in the transition of the 449th Fighter (All-Weather) Squadron from P-61 ...

7. Landmark urethane igloo in Alaska for sale - AOL

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   By Rachel D'oro ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The embodiment of an Alaska cliche is for sale. The massive urethane igloo that's a must-stop for summer tourists heading up the Parks Highway en route to ...