KLM’s Arctic AR-10

In 1958 KLM began flying the transpolar route between Europe and Tokyo. Because of the dangerous route the flights took each plane carried an Arctic survival kit. This included: sleeping bags, tents, a raft, a shovel, snow shoes, a camp stove, cold weather clothing, a hatchet and a 7.62x51mm chambered ArmaLite AR-10.
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