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1989 aerial view. Pituffik Space Base (/ b iː d uː ˈ f iː k / bee-doo-FEEK; [2] Greenlandic:; IATA: THU, ICAO: BGTL), formerly and perhaps better known as Thule Air Base (/ t uː l iː / or / t uː l eɪ /), is a United States Space Force base located on the northwest coast of Greenland.
Accident; Date: 21 January 1968: Summary: In-flight fire leading to crew ejecting: Site: 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Thule Air Base (formerly Pituffik), Greenland 1]: Aircraft; Aircraft type: B-52G Stratofortress: Operator: 380th Strategic Bomb Wing, Strategic Air Command, United States Air Force: Registration: 58-0188: Flight origin: Plattsburgh Air Force Base: Stopover: Baffin Bay (holding ...
Pituffik Space Base; P. Pituffik; Q. Qaanaaq; T. 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash This page was last edited on 25 December 2024, at 01:02 ...
Pituffik is a former settlement in northern Greenland, located at the eastern end of Bylot Sound by a tombolo known as Uummannaq, near the current site of the U.S. Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base. The former inhabitants were relocated to the present-day town of Qaanaaq.
Pituffik Space Base ... Vandenberg Space Force Base, California 1958– 500+ Interplanetary ... 1968–1972 11
This provision has enabled the continued operation of Thule Air Base, now the Pituffik Space Base, a cornerstone of American strategic capabilities in the Arctic.
Narsaarsuk (old spelling: Narssârssuk) is an abandoned settlement on the edge of Bylot Sound in northern Greenland near Pituffik Space Base. [1] The site of the former settlement is contaminated with plutonium after the 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash. [2
On 22 January 1968 a B-52 crashed 11 km (7 mi) south of Pituffik Space Base. Nuclear bombs were lost and debris scattered over the area in the accident. [1] The municipality has a population of 850 (as of 1 January 2005). The town of Qaanaaq has a population of 640. In addition to the town, there are five inhabited villages: