Alan Minyard wrote:

On 25 Oct 2003 20:05:05 GMT, 362436 (Ron) wrote:
av8r wrote:
Marc Reeve ) Wrote:

What has this to do with military aviation? (I don't think there are
any active bases near what's burning.) This is not unusual for
Southern California (or, indeed, Northern California) this time of
year...

-Marc


Perhaps their are surplas military aircraft out there dropping fire
retardent.

I can assure you there are

Such as OV-10, S-2A, S-2T, UH-1 (or Bell civilian model), P-2V, possibly
DC-4 or 6 also, Skycrane helicopters, etc

Ron

Are there any C-130 types dropping these days or are they grounded
for structural reasons?

I believe the C-130s are still grounded.

We here in Central Coastal California have had the treat of watching the
S-2As and UH-1s dropping water & retardant on a "controlled burn" at
Fort Ord that failed to stay under control (as has happened each of the
past 3 years - why do they do these burns in October??).

-Marc
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