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About the NARS Sites: Hofn/42 |
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NARS Site 42 - In sharp contrast to the luxury of life on the Keflavik base, Site 42 was a remote location. The small Hofn base was shared with USAF personnal manning the radar site and the facilities were limited to a dining hall, a gymnasium, a two-lane bowling alley, and a tiny base exchange. Supplies were trucked in a couple of times a week from the Keflavik base and air transportation was initially via Navy C-47 but, later, there was a daily commercial flight (weather permitting) to and from Reykyavik, the capital. Originally, the radar and NARS sites each provided their own power but, in later years, the NARS power plant, which was larger, provided power to the whole base. Employees were housed in a barracks and ate at the small Air Force dining hall. Although the town of Hofn was nearby, the local Icelandic population resented the small American presence and the town was off-limits for all but necessary business. |
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