Hasting WD492 is the aircraft on the Greenland ice cap, been there since Sept. 16th 1952 when in atrocious conditions supporting the British North Greenland Expedition it crashed near to the two tents of the Expedition at 8000 ft altitude! A USAF Albatross landed on the snow, without the use of skis and carried the three injured crew to safety using JATO and a run of nearly five miles before becoming airborne!
At Nicosia Cyprus in the early Sixties I had the opportunity to see Hastings from the OCU doing a bit of warmweather flying including the special landing which was the opposite of STOL more of a LTOL (Land Takeoff Land) for most of the main runway. The resident Hasting squadron No. 70 did not use that system showing that the Hastybird takes a bit of getting used to before being proficient in its handling!
I am surprised that the Halifax wallahs hav’nt had a sniff at the Greenland remains for a possible set of wings?Ray

Too cold for my liking, but if LW170 doesn’t come up I wouldn’t be surprised if Karl Kjarsgaard will put on snowboots.:p

Cees