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2naSalit

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5. The Spanish Air Force uses them too...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 09:46 PM

Aug 2015

My air-tactical friend showed me this cool video of a Spanish Air Force fire fighting team in action a couple years ago... enjoy.

https://player.vimeo.com/video/48642618

He's in Northern California doing his thing right now.

Hope they get a grip on these fires, it seems all of the NW is on fire right now and those of us just east of that are getting smoked out.

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Quebec water bombers being sent to California to fight fires there. See it below. [View all] applegrove Aug 2015 OP

They look like oversized toys Iwillnevergiveup Aug 2015 #1

Looked like that skiff really needed to clear off the "runway" FailureToCommunicate Aug 2015 #2

You mean like this? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2015 #13

Such a great opening scene! FailureToCommunicate Aug 2015 #18

Loved that movie. And as a fellow pilot, the crash scene was so real ladjf Aug 2015 #16

Why haven't we bought a fleet of these? SCVDem Aug 2015 #3

Maybe you need proximity to big lakes for them. No mountains. But I'm sure there are some in the US. applegrove Aug 2015 #4

Usually the reservoirs and local lakes SCVDem Aug 2015 #6

The Spanish Air Force uses them too... 2naSalit Aug 2015 #5

Very cool. applegrove Aug 2015 #7

WOW Super video oldandhappy Aug 2015 #8

thank u for comeing to help us allan01 Aug 2015 #9

Yes I saw video of the DC ten. Incredible. But how do you fill up the bloody thing? applegrove Aug 2015 #10

GOD BLESS YOU CANADA !!!!! Pauldg47 Aug 2015 #11

They used one of these from Canada Punx Aug 2015 #12

Sometimes they can be re-purposed LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2015 #14

Maybe we could buy a couple of these from the Russians LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2015 #15

Thank you Canada! IHateTheGOP Aug 2015 #17