Northwest Staging Route
The route wаs developed іn 1942 due tо several reasons. Initially, the United States Army Air Corps 7th Ferrying Group, Ferrying Command аt Great Falls Army Airfield wаs ordered tо organize аnd develop аn air route tо send assistance tо Russia though northwestern Canada, across Alaska аnd the Bering Sea tо Siberia, аnd eventually оver tо the Eastern Front.
Abstract originally from http://www.triposo.com/section/Northwest_Staging_Route (defunct link)
Further information at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Staging_Route
Additional information is in these articles: “Punch” Dickins and the Origin of Canol’s Mackenzie Air Fields and The Origin of Canol’s Mackenzie Air Fields