Tag: World War II

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Images of America: Camp Abbot

Tor Hanson

The deck of the pontoon bridge was constructed with either wooden or aluminum trestle balks laid on top of the pneumatic or aluminum pontoons. Depending on the load-bearing requirements of the bridge, the engineers could lay either trestle balks or fir flooring. The trestle balks were laid lengthwise across the pontoons while the fir deck, or “chess,” was laid diagonal. Photo courtesy of US Army Signal Corps. Today, Sunriver is an idyllic community in Central Oregon, but during World War II, it was the site of Camp Abbot, the westernmost engineer replacement training center of the US Army Corps of … Continue reading Images of America: Camp Abbot

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Images of Aviation: Central Oregon Aviation

Tor Hanson

This photo is taken east of Bend with Pilot Butte, a familiar landmark, barely visible to the left. Photo courtesy: Deschutes Historical Museum Aviation has a long and storied history in the U.S. Wilbur and Orville Wright perfected the first heavier-than-air, motorized airplane in the late 1800 and early 1900. Their first flight took place on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The 120-foot jump started an unprecedented development of a technology that continues to this date. The first recorded Central Oregon showing of an airplane took place in 1912 at the Crook County Fair Grounds when pilot … Continue reading Images of Aviation: Central Oregon Aviation

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Courageous Aviation

Tor Hanson

“Jigger” Endicott in a P-51 Mustang. Photo courtesy of the Endicott family. Originally published in Ageless Magazine – Winter 2015 Innately adventurous, Everett “Jigger” Endicott has spent a lifetime in the air as a civilian pilot and as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corp. Everett “Jigger” Endicott pointed to a photo of a young air cadet in front of his P-51 fighter. “That’s me,” he said. For the second time during the 20th Century the world was at war and he was one of millions of Americans serving their country. Today, Endicott is more at home in his … Continue reading Courageous Aviation