The asphalt runway
at the Woodcock airport, west of Kitwanga, is now overgrown.
In 1942, there were tents, streets and
fire
hydrants.
Today,
you can still see the large concrete building along
the railroad tracks that once housed the diesel generators
that supplied electrical power to the
base.
The large wooden dining hall was still standing a few
years ago. Lines were painted on the floor
for
badminton, played by base personnel in the long evenings
of 1942 after the dining tables were pushed back to make
room.
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