Donald R.

Interviewee

Donald R. Webb

Interviewer

Floyd Cowles

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Description

Don Webb discusses his time working as a smokejumper out of McCall, Idaho; Missoula, Montana; and Silver City, New Mexico, from 1956 until 1960. He describes the training procedures in 1956, as well as the types of aircraft used. Webb also talks about some of his memorable fire jumps and rescue jumps, and how his perspective on smokejumping has changed after moving to an administrative role.

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Document Type

Oral History

Subjects

Smokejumpers West (United States) Biography; Smokejumping West (United States) History; Smokejumpers Training of; Smokejumping Accidents

Original Date

7-21-1984

Time Period

Twentieth century

Geographic Coverage

Montana

Language

eng

Original Collection

Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Collection, OH 133, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula

Digital Publisher

University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library

Rights

Copyright to this collection is held by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use of this item. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu

Oral History Number

OH 133-110

Media Type

Sound; Text

Original Format

1 sound cassette (78 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (27 p. : 28 cm.)

Digital Format

audio/mp3; application/pdf

Run Time

01:24:27 minutes

Local Filename

OH_133_110.mp3; OH_133_110.pdf

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