Fatal Flaws in Alaska's Remote Radar Sites The charter plane crash near Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport in western Alaska has claimed the lives of all eight people on board, including two employees of the U.
S. Army Corps of Engineers. The incident serves as a sobering reminder of the risks taken by those who work in Alaska's remote radar sites.
The Cape Newenham site has a storied history dating back to 1950 as part of the Distant Early Warning Line, designed to detect Soviet bombers during the Cold War.