15 Jan 1941
Greenland
Greenland
- The site for the future Bluie West Eight airfield in Greenland was assigned to the First US Army. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
6 May 1941
Greenland
Greenland
- The US Coast Guard South Greenland Survey Expedition led by Lieutenant Commander William E. Sinton began a survey of the future Bluie West Eight airfield site in Greenland. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
11 May 1941
Greenland
Greenland
- The US Coast Guard South Greenland Survey Expedition completed a survey of the future Bluie West Eight airfield site in Greenland. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
7 Oct 1941
Greenland
Greenland
- Bluie West Eight airfield was officially established by the US Army Air Forces. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
2 Nov 1941
Greenland
Greenland
- The US Navy expedition under Lieutenant (jg) Frederick Crockett arrived at Angmagssalik, Greenland. ww2dbase [Bluie East Two | Angmagssalik, South Greenland | CPC]
15 Nov 1941
Greenland
Greenland
- The US Navy expedition under Lieutenant (jg) Frederick Crockett completed its evaluation at the village of Ikateq near Angmagssalik, Greenland and departed. ww2dbase [Bluie East Two | Ikateq, South Greenland | CPC]
10 Jan 1942
Greenland
Greenland
- Gamatron, a long range navigation station in southern Greenland, began partial operations. ww2dbase [Gamatron | Frederiksdal, South Greenland | CPC]
30 Mar 1942
Greenland
Greenland
- Gamatron, a long range navigation station in southern Greenland, was fully operational. ww2dbase [Gamatron | Frederiksdal, South Greenland | CPC]
20 Apr 1942
Greenland

Greenland
- A converted TWA Stratoliner opearted by the US Army Air Forces landed at Bluie West Eight airfield in Greenland, becoming the first aircraft to do so. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]

5 Jun 1942
Greenland
Greenland
- Lieutenant Teague, flying a B-17 aircraft, ran out of fuel and was forced to make a landing on a flat stretch of rocky terrain on the west coast of Greenland. It was soon determined that the site could be used as an airstrip. ww2dbase [Bluie West Four | South Greenland | CPC]
15 Aug 1942
Greenland
Greenland
- Bluie West Three radio direction finding station in Greenland began operations. ww2dbase [Bluie West Three | Simiutak, South Greenland | CPC]
4 Sep 1942
Greenland
Greenland
- The Bluie West Nine auxiliary station at Cruncher Island (Simiutak), Greenland began operations. It guided incoming aircraft toward Bluie West Eight airfield, and it provided meteorological reports for the US Army Air Forces. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
26 Sep 1942
Greenland
Greenland
- US 417th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron were assigned to Bluie West Eight airfield in Greenland. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
4 Oct 1942
Greenland
Greenland
- A US Navy PBY-5A aircraft became the first aircraft to land at Bluie West Four in western Greenland. ww2dbase [Bluie West Four | South Greenland | CPC]
1 Nov 1942
Greenland
Greenland
- Bluie East Two in eastern Greenland began reporting weather. ww2dbase [Bluie East Two | Ikateq, South Greenland | CPC]
12 Dec 1942
Greenland
Greenland
- Bluie West Eight airfield in Greenland was assigned to the Eastern Defense Command of the US Army. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
1 Apr 1943
Greenland
Greenland
- The US Navy formally established the operations at base Grondal, also known as Bluie West Seven, in southwestern Greenland. ww2dbase [Bluie West Seven | Ivigtut, South Greenland | CPC]
1 Oct 1945
Greenland
Greenland
- US 1385th Army Air Force Base Unit was assigned to Bluie West Eight airfield in Greenland. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
1 Jan 1946
Greenland
Greenland
- Bluie West Eight airfield in Greenland was assigned to the US Air Transport Command. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
1 Apr 1948
Greenland
Greenland
- Bluie West Eight airfield in Greenland was assigned to the US Military Air Transport Service. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
1 Oct 1950
Greenland
Greenland
- Bluie West Eight airfield in Greenland was assigned to the US Northeast Air Command. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
9 Oct 1950
Greenland
Greenland
- Bluie West Eight airfield in Greenland was transferred from the US Northeast Air Command to Denmark. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
27 Apr 1951
Greenland
Greenland
- Bluie West Eight airfield in Greenland was renamed Sondrestrom Air Base. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
20 Jul 1951
Greenland
Greenland
- Sondrestrom Air Base in Greenland was reassigned to the US Northeast Air Command after Denmark returned control of the base to the United States. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
1 Apr 1957
Greenland
Greenland
- Sondrestrom Air Base in Greenland was assigned to the US Strategic Air Command. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
15 Jan 1968
Greenland
Greenland
- Sondrestrom Air Base in Greenland was assigned to the US Air Defense. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
1 Dec 1979
Greenland
Greenland
- Sondrestrom Air Base in Greenland was assigned to the US Strategic Air Command. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
1 Jul 1983
Greenland
Greenland
- Sondrestrom Air Base in Greenland was assigned to the US Air Force Space Command. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
30 Sep 1992
Greenland
Greenland
- Sondrestrom Air Base in Greenland was closed. ww2dbase [Bluie West Eight | South Greenland | CPC]
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