To: AZamericonnie; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W
I am at work tonight and just happened to see the Canteen and remembered the URLS for a couple of "Flying Firefighters"
A P-2 Neptune making a drop on a brush fire.
The venerable Martin Mars in action. The last two of these aircraft have just recently been retired.
And a close up of a PBY making a water drop.
Wish I was at home so I could hit ya with a few more pics :-)
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
120 posted on
08/02/2006 8:40:59 PM PDT by
alfa6
(Taxes are seldom levied for the benefit of the taxed.)
To: alfa6
Thanks, alfa....really great pictures. I was a volunteer some years back. We rarely fought wildfires, but we responded to a request really close to town. A tanker made a pass directly over us and radioed to the guys in charge to get us all on the ground, in a certain position before they dropped their load of orange retardant. WOW!
124 posted on
08/02/2006 8:48:52 PM PDT by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: alfa6
Very cool, Alfa! Thanks for the drive-by fly-by! :D
129 posted on
08/02/2006 8:55:09 PM PDT by
luvie
("I want our troops to understand that not only does the country support them, but--we'll win! GWB)
To: alfa6
Wonderful alfa....thanks ever so much!
134 posted on
08/02/2006 9:00:12 PM PDT by
AZamericonnie
(Support the Troops...they support us!)
To: alfa6
167 posted on
08/02/2006 9:27:15 PM PDT by
StarCMC
("The word of muslims will never, ever override what our U.S. Marines say." - TheCrusader)
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