North Cascades Smokejumper Base
TESTING THE EAGLE FORESTER C
 
The Eagle
Parachute Company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was one of the
first commercial parachute companies in the United States. They were
instrumental in proving the feasibility of parachuting into "rough" terrain.
The parachuter in this photo is descending in the Eagle Forester
C. This parachute was used in the 1939 study.
SMOKEJUMPER READY
FOR HIS FIRST JUMP

Ready for his first jump during the 1939 experiment is pioneer smokejumper Francis Lufkin. Francis, a local fire guard, headed up the North Cascade Base from 1940 until his retirement in 1972.
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