The Gander Radiation Incident
Cold War Cargo, Missing Files, and the Fire That Wouldn’t Die
The Last Takeoff
December 12, 1985. Gander International Airport, Newfoundland. It’s cold, early, quiet. A DC-8 military charter—Arrow Air Flight 1285—sits fueled and ready on the runway, fresh from Cairo. On board: 248 U.S. soldiers, part of the 101st Airborne, and eight crew members. They're heading home to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, just in time for Chr…
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