I made a big push to finish the fifties, i.e., 1952 to 1959, and I am happy to say that they are all done, except for some minor formatting changes. The history of the Stearmans working in New Brunswick is divided into two sections: the fifties and the sixties (with a little bit in the 70s). The fifties has been the most daunting and detail filled portion, with hundreds of Stearmans arriving from across Canada and the U.S., and ended in the Gap Year, 1959, when spraying stopped as Operation Budworm was deemed a success. I’m going to take a break for a while, but I will be adding details to Aerial Visuals in the meantime.
Forest Spraying Stearmans in New Brunswick
An archive of the Stearmans that sprayed the forests of New Brunswick and elsewhere in Canada 1952-1973
Chris:
I have tried to contact you again regarding helicopters used during the budworm spraying in the 1950s to 1960s. Has your contact info changed??
Bob Petite
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Robert: No it’s still the same, except that I have cut back a lot on this site. I plant to get back to it in the winter. Some of the RCN helicopters are featured in the years 1952-1958, so check those out.
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