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World-War-Ⅱ-era telephone line still in use in Upper Tanana Valley Alaska (2021) (www.sketchesofalaska.com)
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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 5 days ago

Not surprising.

They were building for war time conditions. They figured out the worst possible outcomes and then tripled down on them.

Heck, there are WW2 jeeps still in use today. There were DC-3 airplanes that were flown for 40 years.