US Navy and US Air Force conduct weather observations in Alaska in 1952

Snow plow approaches, pushing snow and ice to make path in Arctic Circle / US Navy plane on snowy airfield with Caterpillar tractor nearby / Point Barrow, AK: plane's propellers spin as it warms up; bundled-up men stand nearby / plane on skis taxis on snowy Alaska ground as it passes by / from Greatest Headlines of the Century series / Note: [exact dates not known]