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Old 27th Dec 2010, 23:33
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India Four Two
 
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Back in the 70s, I jump-seated in a 748 (CF-CSE) that landed on an ice runway by a drilling rig in the Mackenzie Delta. This was a regular operation throughout the winter. I don't know if they used ice-road techniques to thicken the ice.
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