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Entry Name	Last Message
ALBERT MIGNONE	August 10, 2018
LORRAINE SMITH	April 5, 2018
PREBEN MAILAND CHRISTENSEN	November 22, 2017
MARK CATO	November 7, 2013
BOBBY C KICKLIGHTER	August 13, 2013
HANAN HANAN ARBONAISE	June 28, 2011
HANAN HANAN ARBONAISE	June 28, 2011
VEN CAMPBELL	February 13, 2010
LEONARD GRAY	February 12, 2010
L.S. SANDERS	November 22, 2009
LELAND SANDERS	January 11, 2008
BOBBY MILLS	January 19, 2006
SIGNET	September 12, 2005
SIGNET	September 11, 2005
HERB HARPER	October 2, 2001
ARLEN E. ROSVOLD	October 2, 2001
VERN RAY WILSON	March 28, 2001

Entry: 7574

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

ALBERT MIGNONE wrote on August 10, 2018

Purchase NY

Comments:

71-72 WEATHER MAINTENANCE - OPERATING LOCATION OUT OF THULE
AIR WEATHER SERVICE
VISITED A COUPLE OF DYE SITES TO WORK ON THEIR WEATHER EQUIPMENT.

Entry: 7457

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

LORRAINE SMITH wrote on April 5, 2018

Neptune NJ

Comments:

Researching Harry Joseph Lang born 1931 #13391800 stationed
at a base in Greenland 1951-54. His USAF records are
missing or incorrect. Training probably at Lackland. Only
record says he was part of 23 Strategic Recon Squad-Group
or Wing. No such wing or squad exists. Wondering if
anyone remembers or knows of him.
I have a few pictures that won't paste here but I will send
in email if you have info.

Entry: 7356

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

PREBEN MAILAND CHRISTENSEN wrote on November 22, 2017

Ringsted Denmark - Europe

Comments:

Hello young gentlemen. Have searched for years for a page
like this. Sorry we are getting old now to find old
friends. I was a Danish Navy Seal serving as secretary for
the Danish Air Force Liaison officer at BW-8 Sondrestrom,
from aprox. Oct. 1955 to July 1956. Lived in the newly
built Dorms and enjoyed the fine chow at Mess hall. Worked
at HQ, and one awfully cold duty was every morning 7A to
raise the Danish flag mostly barehanded together with a GI
raising Stars & Stripes, and later to lower both flags
again. Some GI played the trumpet with bare fingers. Poor
man. I am right now on a 1 month visit in Brazil, but back
in Denmark I have many bw photos I could share, and the
name of Base Commander, Chief Judge and others. I took out
a complete Link Trainer course for the Gooney Bird - C-47,
and later flew in Denmark and Brazil for fun. I was in BW-8
in the hectic turbulence when the sovs invaded Hungary. I
am now 82. Wonder whether photos can be uploaded anywhere,
or interchanged ? Thanks.

Entry: 6443

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

MARK CATO wrote on November 7, 2013

Shepherdstown WV

Comments:

Working on AACS, AFCS, and AFCC flight Check history. Looking
for pictures and stories of AACS ATC facilities, navaids,
radar, flight check aircraft, etc.

Entry: 6391

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

BOBBY C KICKLIGHTER wrote on August 13, 2013

Glennville Georgia

Comments:

I was station at Sondrestrom during period Sept 1952 - Sept
1953. Assigned to AACS. Anyone out there remember me.

Entry: 4797

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

HANAN HANAN ARBONAISE wrote on June 28, 2011

Comments:

Hi
My father was stationed here his name Anthony(Tony)Arbonaise,,,he recently pasted away and I was wonering if anyone remembers him,,,word is he liked to play cards alot,,,,and would have any words on behalf of his group for me to give at his military ceremony,,,please send to my email,,,please tell me what he as like back then <3
Thank you so much
Desiree Hanan Arbonaise

Entry: 4611

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

VEN CAMPBELL wrote on February 13, 2010

Comments:

Hey Guys: I was at Sondrestrom from June '54 to June '55. Worked out of the motor pool driving a water truck. Remember the base gym fire. I got called out that night to feed fire trucks. No amount of water was going to put out that fire; wind was really tough. Remember the inaugural SAS flight? Operations had my water truck and a fire truck standing on flight line in case the SAS pilot screwed up. The mess hall ran out of perishables that winter. Midnight chow became real popular. I recall timing my arrival at the Danish mess hall during noon meal. Great food. I moved into the first new dorm about a month or so before rotating. I've talked to a cpuple of guys that were there in the 70's and they referred to the dorms as those things. They should have experienced the old huts. Especially the latrines when the honey truck driver left the lid off the tank. Love to hear from anyone.

Entry: 4609

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

LEONARD GRAY wrote on February 12, 2010

Comments:

Worked out of Ernest Harmon in spring of 52 owith operation Snowfall #2. Was a 1 striperat the time ,aircraft mech on C119 aircraft. We had some of the 101st Screaming Eagles for cold weather training. We either dropped and/or landed troops at numerous BW sites including BW8. .Oh yes all the powdered goodies . Made a supply [milk] run, yes a real milk run from Sidney Nova Scocia and x portes many 10 gal fresh milk back to harmon. We were hero's for a day or so. Also got my first look at a 40 "pounder ' of vo and cc.Was stationed at Goose Bay 66-68.

Entry: 4607

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

L.S. SANDERS wrote on November 22, 2009

Comments:

To Signet I was stationed at BW8 the same time you were. I designed the new radio station. Hope you get back to me.

Entry: 4342

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

LELAND SANDERS wrote on January 11, 2008

Comments:

This is my up dated email address.

Entry: 3415

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

BOBBY MILLS wrote on January 19, 2006

Comments:

looing things over and found this site. did not know that the lost world was still around . was there in 52 and early 53. i do remember the powered eggs, mech. cow, and sardines. do any of you remember moscow molly. she was good with numbers and runway l

Entry: 3174

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

SIGNET wrote on September 12, 2005

Comments:

An error in the earlier posting.

The 'new' radio station was built and opened around
April '54 (not '53).

They still didn't have any TV when I left in Dec '54.

Regards,
signet

Entry: 3168

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

SIGNET wrote on September 11, 2005

Comments:

09/11/05

Hello,

Just found this site. Thought everyone was long gone
since those days, back then!

I was there from Nov ‘53 to Dec ‘54, running the Radio
Station WXLC. We (2 of us) started in the backroom of
the chapel, until the new station could be built just
below the theatre, around the end of April '53.
(Remember the theatre, with the single 16mm projector
and so damn cold we had sit in our parkas?)

My OIC was Major Earl Steele, one hell of a guy. I think
he also ran motor pool. I gave him a 5 min inspirational
bit in the morning. He was good at it.

We operated the station from 6A to midnight, with lots
of request programs, including country, pop, and jazz.
You might have remembered my voice waking all you guys
up in the morning, and putting you to bed at night.

Without TV, radio was all we had. The requests shows
were loaded with songs by Joni James, Doris Day, Ella
(“Take the ‘A’ Train), and lots of jazz and blues.
This was long before roll ‘n roll, and the Beatles.

I remember the mess hall, and the dinky postoffice.
And, yes, I, too remember the caribou heads on posts
outside the messhall. Once during the winter, some
Eskimo guy brought in a ton of blubber meat from whales
or some such. It was greasy and just awful. I think
the cooks finally dumped most of it.

When I left BW-8, I was stationed in Washington, D.C.,
for the next 6 years, and was the voice on most of the
radio recruiting shows for the Air Force, featuring
the Air Force Band and Orchestra, during the last ‘50’s
and early ‘60’s.

Unfortunately, after I left BW-8, all my pictures and
slides of the base, with all my wonderful friends at
the time, were all lost in travels back to the states.
It was a shame, because after spending a year there,
I had a certain fondness for the place. Someday, I'd
like to return to look around.

If anyone has any pictures to share, especially of Black
Ridge from a distance, and any other of the base, (or radio station), I’d be most grateful. (I have a few from
inside the radio station, that's all.

Thanks,

signet7777 at yahoo dot com

Entry: 1040

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

HERB HARPER wrote on October 2, 2001

Comments:

Just thought you might like to know the P-38 that crashed on the cap in WWII,was recovered from under 260 feet of ice has been restored and is just about ready to fly. If interested go to keyword 'Glacier Girl' for their WEB Site.

I was not on Greenland, just landed in Iceland once.

Herb Harper, Historian 98th Bomb Group Vets. Assoc.

Entry: 1037

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

ARLEN E. ROSVOLD wrote on October 2, 2001

Comments:

10/1/01: jUST RAN ACROSS MESSAGE AND HAVE TO REPLY. WAS STATIONED AT BW-8 ABOUT THE SAME TIME. SLEPT IN THE HUTS ALL THRU WINTER OF '54 AND MOVED INTO DORMS IN JULY '55 THEN LEFT NOV '55 WAS IN AMMO SUPPLY ALL THE TIME THERE AND HAD H--- OF A TIME KEEPING WARM BUT PLAYED A LOT OF CARDS AROUND OIL BURNER IN THE LATRINE IF U REMEMBER THAT U MUST HAVE KNOWEN TONY ARBONAISE AS HE WAS WITH THE MOTOR POOL AND ALWAYS PLAYED CARDS AMONG OTHER PASS TIMES. HOPE TO HEAR FROM U AS U ARE THE FIRST I'VE HEARD OF FROM BW-8. HANG IN THERE BUDDY AND DROP ME AN E-MAIL WHEN U CHECK THIS OUT. BEST OF EVERYTHING ARLEN.

Entry: 816

SONDRESTROM (BW8) GREENLAND

VERN RAY WILSON wrote on March 28, 2001

Comments:

hi,just stumbled across your message.thought i would reply as there are only a few who know of sondrestrom air base.i was there briefly during crisis in panama canal.we went there with 802 abgru,smokey hill afb salina,ks. to refuel them as they flew

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