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Source
National Archives and Records Administration (RG 95-GP-4911, Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History)
Document Type
Article
Creation Date
10-1-1939
Date Information
October 1939
Imaging Information
The photograph was scanned at the National Archives branch in College Park, Maryland.
Description
A jumper deomonstrates how to exit an aircraft for smokejumping. The jumper is in full jump gear and holds on to the strut of a Stinson Reliant aircraft. The photograph was taken during smokejumping experiments in Winthrop, Washington in 1939. The caption reads "Okanogan National Forest - Method of leaving the plane." This image is a mounted print used for reference by the National Archives.
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No known restrictions.
Keywords
exit; Stinson Aircraft Corporation Reliant
