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BLEAK, BARREN FROZEN WILDERNESS. ARCTIC LANDSCAPE ICE, SNOW, ISOLATION
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MAP SHOWING THE DEW LINE AND MID-CANADA LINE. SYSTEM OF RADAR STATIONS SHOWN IN DOTTED LINES STRETCHING FROM ALASKA AND ACROSS CANADA
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AIRPLANE DROPS SUPPLIES PARACHUTES DROP FROM THE SKY PARA-DROPPING OF SUPPLIES
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ARCTIC CAMP. DOG SLED TEAM, PERSONNEL.
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D-4 TRACTOR LOADED ONTO AIR FORCE PLANE. C1-19 FLYING BOXCAR
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POV ON PLANE DROPPING TRACTOR, TRACTOR FLOATS DOWN TO EARTH, 4 PARACHUTES OPEN
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MEN RECOVER THE TRACTOR ON LAND. CAMERA PANS TO ANOTHER TRACTOR DESTROYED ON IMPACT DUE TO A FROZEN PARACHUTE DEBRIS STREWN ACROSS FROZEN LANDSCAPE
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WORKMEN UNLOAD TRACTOR AND CLEAR SNOW FROM ON TOP OF THE FLAT SEA ICE TO PROVIDE LANDING ROOM FOR CARGO PLANES PLOWING SNOW
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TEAMS TEST THE LOAD BEARING CAPACITY OF THE ICE FIELD
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POV IN AIR FORCE PLANE COMING ON FOR A LANDING ON ICE FIELD
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AIR FORCE PLANE LANDS IN THE ARCTIC. HUGE PLANE DELIVERS MASSIVE EQUIPMENT. DUMPSTER TO CARRY GRAVEL.
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GIANT CRANE SCOOPS UP GRAVEL AND ROCK, LOADS ONTO BACK OF TRUCK
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DUMP TRUCK DUMPS LOAD OF GRAVEL ON LAND
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GRADER MOVES TONS OF GRAVEL ON LAND CREATING AN AIR STRIP IN THE ARCTIC
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AERIAL OVER ARCTIC AIRSTRIP. LANDING FIELD UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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AIRPLANE TAXIS ON LANDING STRIP
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WORKMEN UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM PLANE. LARGE QUANTITIES OF FOOD MARITIME CENTRAL PLANE
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SMALL PLANE DUMPS CARGO ON THE WATER
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PAN ARCTIC CAMP DELIVERY SITE, TONS OF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT STOCKPILED SUPPLIES FOR FUTURE USE
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HS OVER HUGE MILITARY DOCKS, PREPARATIONS FOR A SEA LIFT TO THE ARCTIC. SUPPLIES LOADED ONTO SHIP.
BARRELS OF PETROLEUM AND FUEL OIL LIFTED ONTO SHIP. BLACK DOCK WORKERS. |
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PAN TRUCKS, CEMENT MIXERS, GRADERS, ALL SLATED FOR DELIVERY TO THE ARCTIC
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PAN MASSIVE LUMBER YARD, CRATES OF BUILDING PANELS, STORAGE TANKS, STEEL FOR HANGARS AND GARAGES.
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BUILDING MATERIALS LOADED ONTO SHIP. MILITARY SEA TRANSPORT SERVICE
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PAN DOCK, MASSIVE MILITARY SHIPS
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POV ON ICE BREAKER CLEARING A PATH
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HS SUPPLY CONVOY
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PREPARATIONS MADE ON SHORE READYING FOR MASSIVE AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES
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FROGMEN FROM A CANADIAN ICE BREAKER GO OUT IN A RUBBER BOAT FROGMEN DIVE IN ARCTIC WATERS TO KEEP THE BEACHES CLEAR OF UNDERWATER OBSTRUCTIONS
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UNDERWATER EXPLOSION, BLASTING OBSTRUCTIONS
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CONVOY OF SHIPS ANCHOR IN THE ARCTIC AND UNLOADING OF MASSIVE AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES BEGINS. US ARMY STEVEDORING CREWS LOADS OF TIRES. CRATES OF SUPPLIES.
STEEL. BARRELS OF FUEL OIL. |
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LCMS LAND ON THE BEACH LANDING CRAFTS
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BEACH COVERED WITH MEN, LANDING CRAFT AND SUPPLIES.
CARGO SEPARATED AND STORED ON THE BEACH |
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HIGH TIDE CREATES A PROBLEM FOR CONVENTIONAL LANDING CRAFT, THE ARMY USES SPECIAL VEHICLES TO UNLOAD SUPPLIES. US ARMY BARC.
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CU HUGE TIRES ON A HUGE US ARMY BARC, AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE
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MASSIVE AMOUNT OF STOCKPILES ON THE ARCTIC SHORE-LINE
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DEW LINE ACTIVITIES AT THE MACKENZIE RIVER SYSTEM.
WATERWAYS, CANADA. MATERIALS TRANSFERRED FROM TRAINS TO BARGES TO BE TRANSPORTED NORTHWARD TO FORT FITZGERALD |
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BARGES UNLOADED AND MATERIALS RELOADED ONTO TRUCKS
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OCEAN GOING TUG BOAT LOADED ONTO TRAILERS TO CIRCUMVENT THE RAPIDS. TUG BOAT TOWED ON LAND
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BARGES BEING LOADED WITH SUPPLIES
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AERIAL OVER MASSIVE AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES IN THE ARCTIC THOUSANDS OF OIL BARRELS.
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CONVOY OF TRACTORS PLOW THROUGH ICE AND SNOW CREATING A PATH THROUGH THE ARCTIC
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HS CONVOY OF TRUCKS INCHING ACROSS THE ARCTIC TERRAIN
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"THE MONSTER", LAND CARGO TRAIN INCHING ACROSS THE ARCTIC ALASKA FREIGHT LINES INC. EACH MASSIVE WHEEL IS INDIVIDUALLY POWERED BY ITS OWN ELECTRIC MOTOR
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WARM WEATHER BRINGS PROBLEMS FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
SOFT MUDDY UNSTABLE GROUND. BUILDING A ROAD ACROSS A SHALLOW LAKE RATHER THAN GO AROUND IT. ARCTIC THAW |
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HEAVY EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT CREATES A ROAD
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MUDSLIDE DOWN AN INCLINE. ARCTIC THAW
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CU HEAVY EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT PLOWING THROUGH MUDDY EARTH
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EMPTY OIL DRUMS WELDED TOGETHER IN SECTIONS FORMING LONG CULVERTS WHICH ARE PLACED IN DRAINAGE DITCHES
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TRUCK PASSES ON A ROAD BUILT OVER CULVERTS
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UNUSUAL VEHICLES IN THE ARCTIC. TRACK VEHICLES, SNOW MOBILE. AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE ENTERS THE WATER, THEN CLIMBS OVER ROUGH TERRAIN. "THE SEA WOLF"
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AERIAL OVER ARCTIC BEACH & INTERIOR SITE LOCATION SHOWING ROADS CREATED. AERIAL OVER MARSHY FLATLANDS.
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BUILDING MODULES ASSEMBLED. ERECTED FRAME COVERED WITH CANVAS. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS USE PRODUCTION LINE METHOD. PRE-FAB MODULES. CU DRILLING SCREWS.
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TEMPORARY HEAT IS PUMPED INTO THE MODULES
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MODULES PLACED ON SLEDS AND TRANSPORTED ON LAND CARGO TRAINS. HS LAND CARGO TRAIN CONVOY ACROSS THE ARCTIC
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PILINGS ARE SET UP AT THE BUILDING SITES. CU DRILLING HOLES IN THE TUNDRA WITH STEAM JETS. PILINGS ARE SET AND DRIVEN DEEP INTO THE PERMAFROST. MUD AND WATER ARE REPLACED AND ALLOWED TO FREEZE CREATING A PERMANENT FOUNDATION
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CU MODULES SLID ONTO FOUNDATIONS AND CONNECTED
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BUILDING FOUNDATIONS CALLED SILLS SIT ON A GRAVEL INSULATING PAD WHICH ARE USED TO KEEP THE HEAT FROM THAWING THE GROUND
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CONSTRUCTION WORKERS BUILDING BULK FUEL STORAGE TANKS DURING THE SUMMER WHEN ITS EASIER TO POUR CEMENT.
CONSTRUCTING CIRCULAR CONCRETE PADS, THEN FOOTINGS ARE POURED, STEEL SECTIONS WELDED TOGETHER FORMING BULK STORAGE FACILITIES |
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AERIALS OVER ARCTIC CONSTRUCTION CAMPS, STORAGE AREAS ETC.
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FILM ENDS
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