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Dec. 12, 1972 - White Christmas guaranteed for the Raf at Goose Bay: At Strike Command Raf Goose Bay, Labrador, where the average daily temperature at this time of the year is minus 25 deg F. snowfalls are very heavy and Christmas for the 70 men will definitely by white. The Bay is now ice bound, and as there are no roads of railway, the only way out is by air skiing ice hockey and curling, and according to Wing Commander K.L.Lewis the station is the most sought after RAF overseas posting. Photo shows wearing snow shoes and mask, Corp Robert Palmer of Blackpool, goes fishing through two feet of ice while off duty

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