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To: Red Badger

In the Whittier Hills fire of October, 1967, which came close to our home, a WWII—era B-17 and two TBM torpedo bombers were used to drop fire retardant. That blaze consumed 3,000 acres, but no homes.


12 posted on 01/09/2025 6:44:36 AM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill; Red Badger

I’ll bet they wish they still had a few of those massive Mars Amphibians from WWII still flying.


22 posted on 01/09/2025 7:11:52 AM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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