On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 12:06:08 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Boy Frank,that brings back some memories. I spent 2 summers(1971/72)in Gogama > Ontario with > Lands > and Forsets as a student. Occasionally,when all of the regular firefighters were out > on > sites,and a > small fire erupted,they would send us out to do what we could.Saw lots of > bombers,twin > Otters,single > beavers etc. > I remember one guy getting flattened by the trailing edge of a drop.Shook him up a > lot but > nothing > broken. <snip> > > Ok nice shot. >
Thanks, Dave (I think <g>). Yeah, those waterbombers are cool. A friend of mine had a summer job at the forest fire towers in Alberta. Out in the middle of nowhere, he was only allowed to turn on his electric generator for about an hour a day, in order for his gasoline to last the whole week or however long his shift was. When he saw a plume of smoke, he'd radio to headquarters, give them a location, and some time later the water bombers would come, put out the (still small) fire, and go away. He said it was neat... cheers, frank -- "It's about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby." -Eliott Erwitt
