On Monday, December 16, 2013 at 1:52:39 AM UTC-7, 1965ce...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > On Saturday, March 27, 1999 1:00:00 AM UTC-7, W.Blain Murray wrote:   
   > > Does anyone have any info on the old airfield at Smith River, BC.   
   > > I believe it was an ex-US Airforce base???!?!?   
   > > Can you help?   
      
   Smith River BC was one of the intermediate airports established on that airway   
   by Canada's Dept. of Transport. The airway was under construction prior to the   
   US entering the war. At that time the construction was speeded up and some   
   change made to    
   accommodate the Alaska highway construction. All the airports and the airway   
   were then taken over by the RCAF. The Dept.of Transport continued to supply   
   the navigational aids, communication and weather reporting. The US was never   
   in Smith River but they    
   did have detachments at each of the major airports to assist with the USAAF   
   flights. After the war the entire route was returned to Dept. of Transport.   
   Smith River was unique in that it had a 7000 ft. Runway. Smith River was   
   located between Ft. Nelson BC    
   and Watson lake YT. The intermediated airports were Beatton River. Smith River   
   BC, Teslin, Aishihik and Snag YT. Main Airports were Ft. St. John and Ft.   
   Nelson BC Watson lake and Whitehorse YT.   
      
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