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Metadata
Title |
Smokejumper Experimental Project, October 1939 |
Catalog Number |
2021.005.020 |
Object Name |
Digital, Photograph |
Description |
Smokejumper Experimental project, October 1939 >> The Aerial Fire Control Experiment moved from California to Winthrop, Washington, and was directing all its efforts into parachute jumping. Nine jumpers worked on the project, along with two consultants from the Eagle Parachute Company. During the summer of 1939, some 60 experimental parachute jumps were successfully made into the forests of northern Washington. >> Nine of the sixteen members of the project, Left to Right: Beach Gill, Collaborator and Eagle Parachute Corporation President; Albert Davies, Forest Officer & Assistant to the Pilot; Glenn Smith, Rigger and Professional Jumper; Chester Derry, Professional Jumper; Harold King, Forest Service Engineer-Pilot; Walt Anderson, Fire Staff Officer, Chelan National Forest; Dick Tuttle, First-time Jumper, David P. Godwin, Assistant Fire Chief, Washington D.C.; Frank Derry, Parachute Rigger, Professional Jumper, Trainer & Jump Equipment Design/Modification Technician. |
Photo Number |
386968 |
Place |
Winthrop, Washington |
Date |
1939 |
Year Range from |
1939 |
Year Range to |
1939 |
Photographer |
Forest Service |
People |
Anderson, Walter E. Davies, Albert Derry, Chester Derry, Frank Gill, Beach Godwin, David P. King, Harold C. Smith, Glenn Tuttle, Dick |
Subjects |
Smokejumpers Chelan NF Eagle Parachute Corporation |
Search Terms |
Smokejumpers |
Catalog date |
2021-02-10 |
Collection |
National Museum of Forest Service History |