Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-22 | Page 2 | Survey Begun for Air Test Station in Alaska

Survey Begun for Air Test Station in Alaska FAIRBANKS Alaska Aug 22 An UPI P An army aviation vanguard launched preliminary survey work here today on the first United States air station for year-around year testing planes and army equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment under conditions Major Edward M. M George newly appointed U. U S. S army quartermaster ter tot in charge of army projects in Alaska said he expected surveys to be c completed ted d this fall with actual actual actual ac ac- ac- ac construction beginning next spring and tests beginning next nett winter Major George arrived here Sunday from Hamilton Field Field Cat Cal with 18 nen n en in two Douglas bomb bomb- ers The group included engineers