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Obituary
Mike Died May 20, 2018, in Ogden, Utah. He was graduate of the University of Montana with a degree in Forestry. Mike started his career with the USFS in 1959 in Montana and Idaho. He moved to Redding where he was a pilot and managed the smokejumper aircraft support program. In 1981, Mike moved to Ogden, Utah, where he was Regional Aviation Officer until his retirement in 1988. Mike served as a pilot in the USAF from 1953-1959 and in the Army National Guard Reserves retiring with 23 years of service. After retirement, Mike started a 17-year career as a charter pilot at Sunbird Aviation in Belgrade, Montana.
Identifier
Tank_Doyne-L-Mike_Pilot_0000
Publication Date
June 2018
Keywords
Smokejumping; Smokejumpers -- United States; National Smokejumper Association; Wildfire fighters; Obituaries
Disciplines
Forest Management
Recommended Citation
National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Tank, Doyne L. "Mike" (Pilot 0000)" (2018). Smokejumper Obituaries. 592.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/592
