Gander
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Gander was chosen for the construction of an airbase in 1935 due
to its location close to the northeast tip of the American
continent. In 1936 construction of the base began and the town
started to develop. During the Second World War as many as 10,000
people were settled around the airbase. Once the war was over the
air base became a civilian airport and the location of the town was
moved a safe distance from the runways. The present municipality was
incorporated in 1958.
After the Second World War the town grew as the airport was used as
a refuelling stop for transatlantic flights, earning its name
"Cross-roads of the world" as that nearly all overseas flights had
to stop before crossing the Atlantic. Recently efforts have been
made to diversify the economy from being dependent on the airport,
particularly as new aircraft designs have permitted longer-range
flights without the need for landing to refuel.
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