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Mar 27, 2019 · Once the location was settled, hundreds of military engineers and technicians trekked 150 miles from the existing Thule Air Base along Greenland’s northwest coast to the Camp Century site.
Jan 17, 2018 · In what came to be known as the Thule incident, an American bomber crashed in Greenland, spreading radioactive wreckage across 3 square miles of a frozen fjord. Denmark was not happy.
Thule is a land of contrasts. The perimeter of Greenland consists mainly of mountains. Glaciers flow down these mountains through deep valleys to the sea. The highest peaks, the Gunnbjom Mountains, on the eastern coast of the island rise over 12,000 feet. The Thule Defense Area, created by an agreement signed 27 April 1951, covers
A group for alumni of Thule, Greenland. ROEs...Only posts with direct relevance to Thule and its alumni are permitted; posts containing solicitations, personal rants, political agendas, and other...
Survivors. 6 (all excluding one crew member) On 21 January 1968, an aircraft accident, sometimes known as the Thule affair or Thule accident ( / ˈtuːli /; Danish: Thuleulykken ), involving a United States Air Force (USAF) B-52 bomber occurred near Thule Air Base in the Danish territory of Greenland. The aircraft was carrying four B28FI ...
Thule Air Base or Thule Air Base/Pituffik Airport (IATA: THU, ICAO: BGTL), is the United States Air Force's northernmost base, located 1,207 km (750 mi) north of the Arctic Circle and 1,524 km (947 mi) from the North Pole on the northwest side of the island of Greenland. It is approximately 885 km (550 mi) east of the North Magnetic Pole. Thule Air Base is the U.S. Armed Forces' northernmost ...
