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Show Two More North Poles Discovered In Arctic Region In a year of experimentation and research, an Army Air Force has tested men, theories, materials and equipment in the Arctic regions. Flying more than 5,000 hours and more than 1,000,000 miles over the "geographic North Pole and its immediate vicinity," the Air Forces discloses that it discovered two new magnetic poles, in addition to correcting the position of the vone recognized recog-nized by science. The major magnetic pole was located on Prince of Wales Island. Is-land. A "local pole" was located on Boothia Peninsula, which has been regarded as the site of the "magnetic North Pole" and another an-other was found on Bathurst Island. Is-land. Together the three poles make an elliptical magnetic field. While the 46th Reconnaisance Squadron began its operations in June, 1946, high officials wondered won-dered about releasing details of the operation. It is known that American strategists regard the polar area as the shortest aerial invasion route between major powers and emphasize the strategic stra-tegic value of Alaska. The acquisition ac-quisition of aerial photographic maps of "unexplored" areas in the Arctic possesses peculiar value val-ue in connection with strategic problems. As a result of the year's test, the conclusion has been reached that much standard-type ground equipment is inefficient-for polar I operations. In addition to the flights designed to discover facts of importance to aviation, the squadron conducted operations with ground forces to test their equipment and weapons in py X treme cold. In addition, trSv mapped a 35.000-square mile ar ea for the Navy in search for possible oil-bear ing formations |
