Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A Douglas B-18 Bolo bomber lands at Weeks Field, in Fairbanks, Alaska, circa 1941. The B-18 Bolo was a twin-engine bomber widely used by the U.S. Army Air Corps in the years leading up to World War II. Scenes also show a taxiing Lockheed Electra. This brief clip captures a moment from Fairbanks’ early military aviation history, as senior personnel arrive during a period of rapidly expanding U.S. interest in Alaska’s strategic importance.
Source & Format
B&W, silent, 16mm film
Russ & Thelma Huber Film Collection (AAF-7637)
Alaska Film Archives
Repository
The Alaska Film Archives is a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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A Douglas B-18 Bolo bomber lands at Weeks Field, in Fairbanks, Alaska, circa 1941. The B-18 Bolo was a twin-engine bomber widely used by the U.S. Army Air Corps in the years leading up to World War II. Scenes also show a taxiing Lockheed Electra. This brief clip captures a moment from Fairbanks’ early military aviation history, as senior personnel arrive during a period of rapidly expanding U.S. interest in Alaska’s strategic importance.
Source & Format
B&W, silent, 16mm film
Russ & Thelma Huber Film Collection (AAF-7637)
Alaska Film Archives
Repository
The Alaska Film Archives is a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Contact
If you have additional information or can help further identify what’s seen here, we welcome your insights. Please contact us using the information in the “About” section.
Support the Alaska Film Archives
The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Donations of any amount help us preserve and share Alaska’s audiovisual history. Visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help. Thank you!
