From: ab.chaplin@yourfinger.rogers.com   
      
   Gil  wrote in news:mrbb0j$bcj$1@speranza.aioe.org:   
      
   > On 8/22/2015 11:15 AM, Andrew Chaplin wrote:   
   >> wattsma6@telus.net wrote in   
   >> news:712aa6dd-53dd-4f14-9810-db3f321d6ef0@googlegroups.com:   
   >>   
   >>> 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.   
   >>   
   >> Stalest thread in CCM history, but...   
   >> If you check the area on Google Maps, you can still see the scar left   
   >> where they cleared the forest for the strip.   
   >>   
   >   Yeah, but Andrew, at least it was nice seeing something in here for a   
   > change. It's been years since Mr SP and Anachore wrecked this site. I   
   > suppose that by now a lot of the original users have either given up on   
   > it or passed on. Good to see you're still around.   
      
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