Interviewer
Dan Hall
Files
Description
Robert Sanderson discusses working as a smokejumper pilot for Johnson Flying Service starting in 1962. He describes the flying procedures for smokejumping, the types of aircraft used, and the cargo and retardant drops in which he participated.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Air pilots Montana Biography; Airdrop; Smokejumping Montana History
Original Date
7-13-1984
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 133-094
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (51 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (15 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3;application/pdf
Run Time
00:47:29 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_094.mp3; OH_133_094.pdf
Citation
OH 133-094Sanderson, Robert, "Robert "Bob" Sanderson Interview, July 13, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-094.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/89