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Show Dugway Proving Ground, Friday, Sept. 23, 1966 Airfield Michael Army Dugway's I I Back in 1942, the first airfield was built for Dugway Proving Ground at a cost of $111,350. It was called the World War II Runway. The name was later changed to "Dugway Army Airfield." In 1944, in addition to the construction of a few minor buildings, the airfield was renovated and enlarged to accomodate increased air traffic. In 1932, the present Aviation Operations Building was completed at a cost of $118300. The Flight Control Tower, costing $73(X), was finished in 1955. On August 20, 1955, Dugway Army Airfield was redesignated "Joe B. Michael Army Airfield" and was officially made a part of Dugway Proving Ground. THE AIRFIELD was renamed in honor of Major Joe Berk Michael from Monroe, Louisiana, who was a Chemical Corps officer on duty with the Air Force during World War IL Upon completing his flight training, he was lost in a flight from Hawaii in August, 1946. Today the Joe B. Michael Army Airfield has three air strips. The main air strip is an 8000 foot gear located on both ends. The other two airstrips are 4500 feet asphalt runway with- each and are dirt runways. and three fixed There are five aircraft in operation at the airfield: two helicopters, both CH-21'- s, U8-U6-and one one aircraft one RC45J. . wing tandem-ro- t e, THE MODEL CH-2- 1 Shawnee Helicopter is a ored, utility is supplied by a Power Division of Vertol manufactured Company. Boeing Airplane by helicopter comradial engine located within the fuselage, aft of the Wright R1820-10- 3 7 15 folded the is nine is 52 the blades with Overall inches, inches, feet, feet, height length partment. and the gross weight is 13,500 pounds. The U6-- Beaver aircraft, manufactured by De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, is an high-win- g monoplane powered by a single Pratt and Whitney Wasp Junior engine, driving a Hamilton Standard constant speed propeller. It is designed to carry a pilot and five passengers, one of whom The engine develops 540 horsepower and its gross weight is 5100 pounds. The craft may act as t. is 30 feet and five inches in length, with a wing span of 48 feet and a height of ten feet, five inches. g Seminole aircraft is a The U8-monoplane powered by two supercharged engines. The basic mission of the aircraft is personnel transport, but it can also be used for the transportation of light cargo in addition to other liaison functions. The wing span is 45 feet, four inches; length is 31 feet, seven inches and the height is 11 feet, seven inches. The gross weight for the Seminole is 7000 pounds. g THE RC45J IS a monoplane powered by two Pratt and Whitney Wasp Junior engines with 450 horsepower each. These aircraft are used primarily to support the test mission of Dugway Proving Ground. The Airfield Operations Section is responsible for the efficient, courteous and proper handling of all flight requests, flight dispatches and control of air and ground traffic. THE AIRFIELD Operations Section maintains the Flight Service Desk. At this desk, a pilot receives all the necessary information required for his flight. This information includes the weather forecast, the means for charting a course by using a Flip Planning Chart, and the most recent NOTAM's (notices from various airfields, giving particular information about incoming traffic). The pilot is required to complete a military Flight Plan for Airfield Operations and then the Salt Lake City Flight Service Station is given notification of the scheduled flight. The Air Traffic Control Tower is approximately 95 feet high. An auxiliary diesel generator is located at the base of the tower. It is utilized during emergencies to maintain a power supply for the electronic equipment in the tower. f week Air Traffic Tower ConTo become a tower operator, one must attend a 17 and troller Course at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi. Upon completion of this course, the graduate and capable. Only then works as an assistant to a tower operator until he proves to be is die trainee allowed to control air traffic. A TOWER OPERATOR'S main duties are: giving vocal assistance to arriving and departing aircraft, transmitting information concerning local traffic regulations, flight patterns and weather conditions - e.g., wind direction, speed and altimeter readings; providing directional aid and emergency data to any aircraft in distress and regulating all activities upon the taxiways and runways. The Control Tower has operational transmitters and receivers on both the VHF (Very High .. yV m4 the UHF (Ultra --High Fraqiiency) bstads. The VHF bandwmv ordinarily utilises 126.2 kilocycles and 121.5 kilocycles is employed as an emergency frequency. On the UHF bandwave, 2483 and 241.0 megacycles are used, with 243 megacycles as the UHF (emergency frequency. If these electronic means of communication fail, the tower .operator is equipped with two emergency light guns. These handy guns can flash a red, white or grden light as far as 15 miles. If an emergency power failure occurs, a pilot can still receive directions from the tower though all normal communications are impossible. DURING A "Crash Alarm", the tower operator has a red jphone at his disposal. This instrument automatically interrupts any conversations to relay the emergeUcy information of the crash to all of the agencies on post which would be concerned. The airfield's hanger is utilized, primarily, as the shelter! supply and maintenance area for the post's aircraft. On March 1, 1968, Page Aircraft Maintenance, Incorporated of Lawton, Oklahoma received a government contract to service and maintain Dugway 's aircraft. The firm is represented here by Mr. Michael Deegan, Chief of Operations, Dugway Division for Page Aircraft and Mr. Marvin Morris, Maintenance Supervisor for Page Aircraft. The Army a three-ma-n quality control group which works directly with Page Aircraft. I The Ditto Area Fire Department, located adjacent to (fiyfield, is alerted by the Airfield during arrivals and departures and remains on standby until the) aircraft has shut down its engines or has I left the pattern.. . CLOSE COORDINATION is also maintained among the Air Traffic Controller, Air Operations and Detachment 19, 6th Weather Wing. The Detachment sends hourly weather forecasts to the airfield by means of an elect rograph writer. This instrument reproduces a forecast electrically and instantly transmits it to the Airfield. Lieutenant Colonel Arnold R. Young is Chief of the Aviation Division. He hails from Waukegan, Illinois, is married and has two children. He enlisted in the Army in October, 1936, and served his last at Fort Rucker, Alabama. While there, he was Chief of the Flight Operations Division. Mr. Raymond C. Chapman, the Operations Officer and Safety Officer for the Airfield, is from Salvay, New York. He arrived at Dugway last October and his family arrived in June. Mr. Chapman served in the United States Army for more than twenty years and retired as a Major in June of 1961. MR. JERE KRAUSS, Maintenance Officer for the Airfield, has been here since June, 1966. His hometown is Denver, Colorado. He served in the Marine Corps during World War II. Other personnel working for the Aviation Division are Mrs. Domenic Longo, Secretary; CW03 Grant Wilson, Maintenance Officer; SFC Donald Franzen, Maintenance and Supply NCO; SSG Klaus Sanger, Operations NCO; SP5 Howard Bradley, Tower Chief; SP5 Jack Edoff, Tower Operator; SP4 Robert Bunker, Tower Operator; SP5s Roland Dusenberry and Clift Pliml, members of the helicrew member. copter crew and PFC Joseph Eichhom, D single-engin- cargo-passeng- A t - aircraft is being prepared for take-of- f at Michael In the background are pictured the Operations Building, the Control Tower and the Hangar. A U-- 8 Army Airfield. low-win- e, D e, twin-engin- er Tower operator SP5 Jack Edoff is shown working on the flight controls. The sets of equipment located to his right are radio transmitters and receivers. low-win- e, low-altitu- one-hal- fully-qualifi- Fray. . the Ch copter receives its' final check in preparation for flight. Specialist Five Jack Edoff looks on as 21-- C heli- Inside Michael Airfields giant hangar, SP5 Clifford Fliml readies the U-- 8 aircraft for an afternoon nns tour-of-du- ty fix-wi- 3 ...J- - liltSpecialist Five Clifford O. Fliml of the Aviation Divisions' military maintenance team and Mr. Don Carfield, a Page Aircraft mechanic, give the ol U-- aircraft the once over as they install a new engine. 6 "" ' 1 LTC Arnold R. Young, the Chief of Amy Aviation Division, prepares a flight plan in Dugways' Operations Building. LTC Young is receiving a weather briefing from Detachment 19 of the 6th Weather Wing. - SP5 Clifford Fliml, SF5 Jack Edoff, SFC Don Franzen, PFC Joseph Eichhom and SP5 Roland Dusenberry, the Army Aviation military maintenance crew pose next to the giant Ch 21-- helicopter. |
