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riversedge

(81,113 posts)
Thu Jan 9, 2025, 06:53 PM Jan 2025

A Canadair CL 415 water bomber developed by Canada specifically to fight forest fires. Newfoundland has a fleet of these

#Thankyou good neighbor Canada




A Canadair CL 415 water bomber developed by Canada specifically to fight forest fires. Newfoundland has a fleet of these that we routinely sent to America every year to help them fight their wild fires. That is who we are. Good neighbours and Newfoundlanders are damn proud of it.








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A Canadair CL 415 water bomber developed by Canada specifically to fight forest fires. Newfoundland has a fleet of these (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2025 OP
Kicking. MontanaMama Jan 2025 #1
WOW!!! elleng Jan 2025 #2
Thank you Canada! Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #3
Thank you, from my heart. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2025 #11
Canada is working hard to save American lives. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #12
"America matters to Canada" progressoid Jan 2025 #4
Like 3auld6phart Jan 2025 #8
I ventured into Facebook yesterday progressoid Jan 2025 #21
Missing snark tag wolfie001 Jan 2025 #16
Thank you, Canada! nt crickets Jan 2025 #5
Ohh... Mahalo, Canada!💙💙💙 Cha Jan 2025 #6
Thank you for your good neighbor effort, Canada. ancianita Jan 2025 #7
Thank you, Canada gademocrat7 Jan 2025 #9
tRump looks puzzled and asks "What's in it for them?". . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2025 #10
He's excited, he thinks Canada is going to send him a bill for services rendered Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author onecaliberal Jan 2025 #13
I do believe we lease them for fire season BidenRocks Jan 2025 #14
More coming fro Ontario and Alberta hopefully leaving tomorrow Bev54 Jan 2025 #15
In Italy, "Canadair" is simply the name for firefighting aircraft Prairie Gates Jan 2025 #18
Thank you Canada 4catsmom Jan 2025 #19
Thank you, Canada! You are good neighbors, errr, neighbours. Sky Jewels Jan 2025 #20
Got to tour a Canadair facility near Montreal in the early 70's. SeattleVet Jan 2025 #22
Thank you Canada Meowmee Jan 2025 #23
:loveya: WATCH: Two Canadian Super Scoopers from Quebec are picking up water from the ocean, to help combat the Palisa riversedge Jan 2025 #24

Irish_Dem

(81,833 posts)
12. Canada is working hard to save American lives.
Thu Jan 9, 2025, 08:20 PM
Jan 2025

Trump wouldn't lift a finger to help a regular American

progressoid

(53,245 posts)
21. I ventured into Facebook yesterday
Thu Jan 9, 2025, 10:08 PM
Jan 2025

and a former friend (MAGAt) posted a stupid meme about Greenland and Canada. I thought he was just making fun, but no, he was serious. I didn't respond to his post because I doubt anything will change his mind at this point. He has become a full on cult Trump cult member now. So I blocked him. It's sad and frightening.

ancianita

(43,312 posts)
7. Thank you for your good neighbor effort, Canada.
Thu Jan 9, 2025, 08:06 PM
Jan 2025

CA's government, Gov Gavin Newsom and the Canadian government already get along as trading partners, while trump f's everything up with our N. American neighbors.

Irish_Dem

(81,833 posts)
17. He's excited, he thinks Canada is going to send him a bill for services rendered
Thu Jan 9, 2025, 09:02 PM
Jan 2025

and he can tell them to stuff it, I ain't paying a dime.

The concept of public service does not register with Trump.
And yes he thinks they are suckers and losers for helping Americans.

Response to riversedge (Original post)

BidenRocks

(3,373 posts)
14. I do believe we lease them for fire season
Thu Jan 9, 2025, 08:44 PM
Jan 2025

If they were cheap, we would have a number of them.

Great plane but when I see it, shit is hitting the rotary oscillator.

I demand trump spend a day fighting these fires in ravines and hills.

Prairie Gates

(8,298 posts)
18. In Italy, "Canadair" is simply the name for firefighting aircraft
Thu Jan 9, 2025, 09:03 PM
Jan 2025

Kinda like Kleenex. I think the whole Italian fleet are Canadairs, though.

 

Sky Jewels

(9,148 posts)
20. Thank you, Canada! You are good neighbors, errr, neighbours.
Thu Jan 9, 2025, 09:51 PM
Jan 2025

Frankly, we don't deserve you. Well, more than half of us don't deserve you.

SeattleVet

(5,911 posts)
22. Got to tour a Canadair facility near Montreal in the early 70's.
Fri Jan 10, 2025, 04:10 AM
Jan 2025

They gave us a good demo of their CL-215, the predecessor of this plane. Several nations fly these workhorses.

There are 2 US companies flying both he older and the uprated models, one based in Montana and the other in Kingman, AZ.

riversedge

(81,113 posts)
24. :loveya: WATCH: Two Canadian Super Scoopers from Quebec are picking up water from the ocean, to help combat the Palisa
Fri Jan 10, 2025, 05:53 AM
Jan 2025


WATCH: Two Canadian Super Scoopers from Quebec are picking up water from the ocean, to help combat the Palisades Fire.

Thank you, Canada! 🇺🇸🇨🇦


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