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This series of memoranda demonstrates the contentious nature of the Shearer airstrip, even in 1933 when it was initially considered by Forest Service administrators as a possible landing site. Most arguments centered on safety concerns regarding the fitness of the land: the runway would be short, the landing field would need to be drained, and a Forest Service employee would have to be stationed at the airstrip to maintain good landing conditions. These issues and others would plague the Shearer airstrip for the next sixty years.

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Title:
Correspondence regarding development of Shearer airstrip
Creator:
Brooks, J. F.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1933-05-02
Description:
This series of memoranda demonstrates the contentious nature of the Shearer airstrip, even in 1933 when it was initially considered by Forest Service administrators as a possible landing site. Most arguments centered on safety concerns regarding the fitness of the land: the runway would be short, the landing field would need to be drained, and a Forest Service employee would have to be stationed at the airstrip to maintain good landing conditions. These issues and others would plague the Shearer airstrip for the next sixty years.
Subjects:
shearer airstrip
Section:
Wilderness Pages
Location:
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (Idaho and Mont.)
Idaho County:
Idaho County
Latitude:
45.991416
Longitude:
-114.839946
Publisher:
Unpublished
Source:
NARA Seattle
Original URL:
https://sbw.lib.uidaho.edu/pages.html
Regional Office Number:
R1 E. Improvement; RG95-G2 A293 Box 1
Source Identifier:
Shearer_Landing_Field_05-02-33
Original Format:
Correspondence Files
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Language:
eng

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"Correspondence regarding development of Shearer airstrip", The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness History Project, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/sbw/items/sbw128.html
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