Hillsboro Airport, Columbus Day Storm damage
Title
Hillsboro Airport, Columbus Day Storm damage
Description
Black and white image of several small airplanes at the Hillsboro Airport that have been tossed about by the wind and piled into a jumble of debris by the Columbus Day Windstorm. Airplanes, hangars, and even navigational beacons at local airports were blown away by the winds of the storm. The highest winds recorded in the Portland area reached 116 mph, but many local anemometers (wind gauges) were destroyed by the storm after reaching their measurement capacity. Oregon airports reported a total of 226 airplanes damaged and 56 completely wrecked, along with twenty-four hangars destroyed in the storm.
Creator
McMullen, H. E., photographer, Hillsboro, Oregon
Date Created
1962-10
Subject
Weather
Windstorms
Cyclone damage
Storms--Northwest Pacific
Airplanes
Airports
Economic History
Scientific History
Western United States History
Place
Hillsboro, Oregon
Medium
photographic prints
Identifier
WCMpic_012714
Rights
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Source
Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum
Type
Still Image