The U.S. Air Force maintained a large presence here until 1976, when the Strategic Wing disbanded. A Military Airlift Command detachment remained here until 1991 to service transient U.S. aircraft. Goose Bay continues in operation to this day as 5 Wing Goose Bay, a Canadian Forces base.

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The primary activity at Goose Bay is now the operation of an allied tactical flight training area that encompasses 130,000 square kilometers in Labrador and parts of Quebec. In addition to Canadian forces personnel, we have permanent detachments from the Royal Air Force, German Luftwaffe, Royal Netherlands Air Force and Italian Aeronautica Militare.

Next year we will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of the base. By the way, we are perversely proud of the fact around here that, while we may average more than 15 feet of the stuff annually, we have never had to close the runways due to snow!

Congratulations on 10 years of great Aviation History, and keep up the good work!

Captain Dave Murlat
Wing Public Affairs Officer
5 Wing Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada

Another Martin Mauler

I have been subscribing to your magazine for many years and enjoy it very much. In your September 2000 issue Walter Boyne's interesting article on the Martin Mauler ("Aerial Oddities") states, "one complete Mauler remains, at the air museum in Pensacola, Fla., while there are reportedly parts for three more in private hands." I photographed another Mauler (see photo above) three years ago in the Tillamook Air Museum at Tillamook, Ore.

Phil Rondo
Rochester, Wash.

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