Polar Outpost

This RKO-Pathe short film produced with the assistance of the United States Air Force is about the construction of the DEW Line, the Distant Early Warming System, a string of radar stations built across Alaska and the Canadian north as part of NORAD, the North American Air Defense Command. These are isolated outposts, many of which are only accessible by air. Buildings, roads and landing strips had to be built from scratch. There's a visit to Barrow Village, Alaska the most northern point of US territory.


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  • RKO-Pathe Specials (1956-1957 season): Polar Outpost
English
  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 244298
  • Status Released
  • Released United States of America January 1, 1957
  • Content Rating United States of America NR
  • Runtime 15 minutes
  • Genres Documentary History
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • Production Company RKO Pathé Pictures
  • Distributor RKO
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