Salt Lake Telegram | 1950-03-29 | Page 3 | U. S. Plane Lands on Polar Ice Cap

S. S Plane Lands on Polar Ice Cap force C- C C 17 has made two successful landings on the Polar ar ice cap believed to be the first by an air force Sine ine me plane rescue squadron based at Anchorage Alaska an- an that Out the landings were made March 21 and March 22 I S 50 and miles north of the squadrons squadron's Barter island f the northeastern Alaska coast L Landings ladings land were described as one Hone of the most important a m polar aviation history by Col Bernt Balchen Alaska and polar expert and squadron commander E t lid the landings show that that large bombers and trans trans- land lant with comparative safety safely near the north pole