From: gil@nospam.cya   
      
   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.   
      
   Gil   
      
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