| TEMPORARY DUTY AT NARSARSSUAK, GREENLAND |
| On May 20,1953, I and three other airman received orders to report to Narsarssuak AFB, Greenland for temporary duty. From left: A/2c John Sullivan, Staff Sgt. James Pickens, A/1c Robert Hosier and A/1c M. Scharnweber. We are leaving McAndrew AFB. for Pepperrall AFB, St.Johns to catch a flight out of Torbay Airport. |
| We hadn't been on the road to St. Johns very long when we had a flat tire. There were a couple of army fellows with us hitching a ride to Pepperrell AFB. |
| About twenty miles from St. Johns, we stopped to check out this iceberg that had floated into Conception Bay. |
| View of our plane on our arrival at Narsarssuack AFB. This four engine transport is a C-54 Skymaster. Note our two small tool trailers near the rear of the plane which came with us. The base had built a new fire house around a telephone cable lead and we were to make a cable section throw so the old cable could be removed. |
| This sign greeted us when we got off the plane. |
| An iceberg floating in the bay at Narsarssuak. The ocean is off to the far left out of sight. |
| Scharnweber standing among some small bergs left stranded on shore. The end of the runway is to the right of this photo out of sight. |
| The reason for being sent to Narsarssuak. The new fire house was built around the telephone cable lead. We had to make a section throw, so the old cable could be removed from the building. |
| Our orders for temporary duty at Narsarssuak. Lots of abreviations!!! |
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