Smokejumper Obituary: Jensen, Arthur Walter (Missoula 1948)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Art, 33, died October 28, 1960, in the crash of a Northwest Orient Airlines DC-4 in flight from Spokane, Washington, to Missoula, Montana, killing all 12 aboard. He was returning after a trip to inspect firefighting equipment for the Forest Service. "Art was a specialist on fire equipment for the government, having majored in forestry at Iowa State University." He jumped at Missoula 1948-50.

Identifier

Jensen_Arthur-Walter_Missoula_1948

Publication Date

January 2002

Keywords

Smokejumping; Smokejumpers -- United States; National Smokejumper Association; Wildfire fighters; Obituaries

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Jensen, Arthur Walter (Missoula 1948)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1390.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1390