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Arthur Walter Jensen ( Missoula 1948 )

posted: Jan 1, 2002

Art, 33, died October 28, 1960, in the crash of a Northwest Orient Airlines DC-4 in flight from Spokane, Washington, to Missoula, Montana, killing all 12 aboard. He was returning after a trip to inspect firefighting equipment for the Forest Service. "Art was a specialist on fire equipment for the government, having majored in forestry at Iowa State University." He jumped at Missoula 1948-50.