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Tanacross Hangar Photograph

1943 Construction of aircraft hanger at Tanacross airport by M.K. Company in 1943. These facilities were built so that aircraft needed in Alaska for military defense would have adequate service facilities en route. It was also part of the Northwest Staging Route for the ferrying of Lend-Lease aircraft to Russia. This hanger was dismantled and moved to Fairbanks in the 1970's and is now the "Big Dipper" ice arena. Courtesy of Lavell Wilson

In 1968, Hez Ray, a teacher and coach at Lathrop High School, got a crew of volunteers and took on a project to move the Tanacross Hangar to Fairbanks and use it as an ice skating rink. The hangar was purchased for a dollar, since it was in a very poor condition, and was dismantled and moved to Fairbanks.

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