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Business Records

 File — Box: 25, Folder: 23
Identifier: V

Scope and Contents

From the Series: The Utah Pacific Airways, organized by Dean Brimhall and Robert H. Hinckley in 1926, was located in Ogden, Utah. At first the organization represented Beechcraft, but later it became a distributor of the Curtiss-Wright Company. It was the largest organization of its kind in the Rocky Mountain States. Brimhall served as president of this company from 1926-34. As president he helped promote the first aviation census of wild game, and directed the first experiments of the use of airplanes for the control of forest fires. Another interest of Brimhall's was safety. Safety practices he established were so successful that during six years of training hundreds of pilots, transporting charter passengers, and conducting experiments for government agencies, not one pilot or passenger was killed or injured.

Dates

  • 1886-1980

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Extent

From the Collection: 31 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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