2018.027.3.23 Celgar Bomber on Rover Cr. Fire 2.8.59

Accession Num: 2018.027.3.23

Negative Code: P19-14

Extent:

Document Date: 1959-08-02 - --

Donors: Wilf Hewat

Creators: Wilf Hewat

Keywords: 1950s, aerial image, airplane, Celgar (Columbia Cellulose/Canadian Cellulose), fire, forest fire, Kootenay River/Kootenai River, Rover Creek, Rover Creek Fire (1959), and water bomber

Locations: Bonnington and South Slocan

Physical Description:
1 colour slide (35 mm)

Notes:
Aerial view of Celgar Norseman floatplane (centre right) waterbombing Rover Creek Fire south of Bonnington Falls, 2 August 1959. Kootenay River at far left and extreme top left.

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