Sevogle

Sevogle Airport (TC LID: CCM3) and here, situated near the Northwest Miramichi River in Northumberland County at 47°11′00″N 66°09′00″W, is operated by the NB Department of Natural Resources, Government of New Brunswick. The airstrip is still active (NavCanada 2006).

Constructed

1954

Active in the aerial spray program

1954, 1956-1958, 1972-1974 – no details

1975 – June 4 to 26 (TBMs)

1976 – June 2 to 19 (TBMs)

1978 – May 28 to June 22 (TBMs)

Work Flow Example – 1978

Set up living facilities: April 1-17
Arrival of insecticide: March 14-17
Arrival of aviation gasoline: first delivery March 20
Arrival of TBMs: May 23 to June 19
Arrival of Cessnas and navigator crews: May 19 to June 16
Operational spraying: June 22 to July 10
Closing up camp: July 10 (two watchmen were employed for the winter)’
Used as a DNR fire base to fight the Stony Brook fire: August 15 to September 4

1979 – May 28 to June 17 (TBMs)

1980 – May 26 to June 19 (TBMs)

1982 – May 29 to June 19 (TBMs)

1983 – May 23 to June 15 (TBMs)

1984 – May 28 to June 18 (TBMs); a small spray aircraft program was conducted from May 26 to June 21 from 14 airstrips, including Sevogle.

1985 – May 30 to June 21 (TBMs); a small spray aircraft program was conducted from May 26 to June 24 from 12 airstrips, including Sevogle.

Work Flow Example – 1985

Arrival of insecticide: May 1 to June 1
First arrival of TBMs: May 6
First arrival of Cessnas and navigator crews: May 14
Operational spraying: May 30 to June 21

1986 – June 2 to 15 (TBMs); a small spray aircraft program was conducted from May 27 to June 21 from 7 airstrips, including Sevogle.

1988 – May 27 to June 5 (TBMs); a small spray aircraft program was conducted from May 8 to June 18 from 4 airstrips, including Sevogle.

1989 – May June 5 to 14 (TBMs); a small spray aircraft program was conducted from May 28 to June 17 from 4 airstrips, including Sevogle.

1990 – June 5 to 16 for spruce budworm and June 25 to July 6 for hemlock looper (TBMs); a small spray aircraft program was conducted from June 5 to 26 from 12 airstrips, including Sevogle.

1991 – May 22 to June 16 (TBMs)

Work Flow Example – 1991

Arrival of insecticide: May 21 to June 13
First arrival of TBMs: May 14
First arrival of Cessnas and navigator crews: May 15
Calibration of TBMs: May 18-28
Calibration of small spray aircraft (AgCats): may 30
Operational recurrency training of TBM spray pilots: May 28-29
Operational spraying: May 30 to June 16 (spruce budworm), June 25-30 (hemlock looper)

1992 – May 15 to June 12 (TBMs)

1993 – May 11 to June 6 (TBMs); this is the last year that TBMs were used for spraying in NB.

1995-1996 – Repap New Brunswick Ltd. continued to use the Sevogle facility as a base camp in 1995 and 1996 to accommodate employees involved in the salvage of trees blown down by a storm in 1994. FPL prepared and operated the camp from May through December (1995) and May through October (1996), then prepared it for long-term vacancy.

2000 – September: auction of buildings at Sevogle Airstrip.

Sevogle airstrip located on a topographic map.

The newly constructed Sevogle Airstrip, 1954. [Joe Stone]

Sevogle Airstrip, June 1972. [Dewey Photography]

Sevogle airstrip, June 1978, illustrating its remote location in north-central New Brunswick.

Final approach, Sevogle Airstrip, June 1978.

Sevogle Airstrip – loading and parking area, June 1980.

TBMs #3 and #23 in pits at Sevogle Airstrip, June 1982.

Sevogle Airstrip, 1985: access road and camp.

The Firefly team (TBMs #4, #12 and #24) parked at Sevogle, 1985.

Sevogle Airstrip with spill on runway, June 1985. The spill occurred on 12 June when TBM FMUD developed engine trouble while ferrying to a spray block. The pilot attempted to land with a full load but the emergency dump door tripped open and spilled the whole load. Proper decontamination procedures were carried out by the ground crew.