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BURN AMERICA BURN
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Subject: BURN AMERICA BURN
From: "IO" Date: 10/25/2003 11:45 AM Mountain Daylight Time Message-id: http://edition.cnn.com/2003/US/West/...ire/index.html I am sure you will be delighted to know that Italy is ordering new American Skycrane helicopters for their own wildland firefighting operations. Ron Pilot/Wildland Firefighter |
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IO wrote:
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/US/West/...ire/index.html 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 -- Marc Reeve actual email address after removal of 4s & spaces is c4m4r4a4m4a4n a4t c4r4u4z4i4o d4o4t c4o4m |
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Marc Reeve wrote: IO wrote: http://edition.cnn.com/2003/US/West/...ire/index.html 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. |
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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 Pilot/Wildland Firefighter |
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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 A couple of O-2 (don't know if A or B) and a PB4Y-2 around here. You sure? I thought CDF stopped flying O-2s years ago when they went to OV-10, and that the PB4Y-2s were grounded....Actually I know the PB4Y-2s are grounded, Hawkins and Powers has them up for sale... Ron Pilot/Wildland Firefighter |
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That would explain the OV-10 at Hollister. I just figured the O-2 was back in the hangar, as normal. I don't get out much, lately. and that the PB4Y-2s were grounded....Actually I know the PB4Y-2s are grounded, Hawkins and Powers has them up for sale... Didn't know they'd been grounded. Last time I saw one, it was working a fire out from Santa Rosa, but that was a few years ago. After the crashes last year, the C-130As and PB4Y-2s are not flying, at least in the US. Ron Pilot/Wildland Firefighter |
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