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Honey, George

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Oral History Interview with George Honey, 1984 June 6

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Identifier: UMToh133-047
Abstract

George Honey talks about the beginning of the smokejumper program and the experimentation on equipment and methods. He specifically discusses his friendship with Francis Lufkin, a pioneer smokejumper, and how the two of them ran the Winthrop, Washington base during World War Two. Honey describes preparing and dropping of cargo to the jumpers, as well as procedures for packing out.

Dates: 1984 June 6