Item 108922 - Snowblower clearing the runway at the air base, Houlton, ca. 1944
- Item 108922 - Snowblower clearing the runway at the air base, Houlton, ca. 1944
- Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
- Item 108922
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Image Info A wartime army truck with a huge snowblower attachment on the front was shooting snow far into the air and off the runway as two men walked alongside at the Houlton Air Base.
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Clearing snow and ice from a runway is a challenging job anywhere but especially in northern Maine. Military buildings are visible in the distance.
Houlton Air Base was operational from October 1942 to May 1946 and held German prisoners of war (POWs) from July 1944 to May 1946.
