Уникальные 63 цветных фото с операции в море Баффина по оборудованию DEw LINE в 1955: в том числе ледокол W279
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Одно из судов было затерто во льдах и получило пробоину:
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The Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line began on 15 February 1954 when President Eisenhower signed the bill approving the construction. It, was designed and built during the "Cold War" as the primary line of air defence warning of "Over the Pole" invasion of the North American Continent.
The actual construction of the 58 sites took place between 1955 and 1957. Many tons of supplies and equipment were moved to the Arctic by air, sea and river barge. One such carrier, the USAF 62nd Airlift Wing, moved over 13 million pounds of materiel in this monumental effort. The DEW Line was declared fully operational on 31 Jul 1957, (ref: USAF Museum "This week in Airforce History), and remained in operation for better than 30 years.
Уже в 1955-57 годах было оборудовано 58 пунктов ПВО для перехвата советских бомбардировщиков идущих на США через Северный полюс