Every other photo I've ever seen of CFS Alert, it's always gray sky, raining or snowing. Now, I can imagine the place with the sun shining on it! Is there a fuel depot there, or do these supply aircraft have to carry enough fuel for a round trip from wherever they started from?
twice a year, there's operation Box Top - fuel is flown from Thule AFB, Greenland to Alert and stored there for the diesel generators and various vehicles. I think it's something like 100,000 liters flown in during each operation. I spent 6 months up there in 1990.
