Concerned by Soviet postwar activities in the Arctic, the U.S. Air Force initiated B-29 reconnaissance flights over the Arctic region beginning in 1946, and by 1951, the reconnaissance trips to the North Pole were being implemented on daily basis.
Concerned by Soviet postwar activities in the Arctic, the U.S. Air Force initiated B-29 reconnaissance flights over the Arctic region beginning in 1946. The reconnaissance trips to the North Pole were being implemented on daily basis. This was by 1951.