I stand corrected. I spoke before looking at my pictures or thinking. Which is something I do quite often. If I am not mistaken Aero Flite also owns and...
Fire activity in Western Texas was on the increase last week.Most fires were burning to the North of Odessa,Midland and South of Lubbock, Texas.The total acres...
The Martin Mars maybe heading for DownUnder on assignment "Busy year projected for water bombers Venerable Martin Mars may see action in Canada, the U.S. and...
Sad news out of Colorado. A SEAT Tanker was lost around 18:20 on Tuesday while working the Ft Carson Fire.Two large fires were reported on Tuesday as strong...
Heavy Tanker activity continues at Albuquerque Tanker Base.On Sunday the Trigo Fire broke out in the Manzano Mountains(Chibola National Forest) about 20 miles...
Hi Does anybody have a list of the Airtanker assignments for 2008. I am particularly interested, at the moment, in assignments in Alaska, i.e. Conair's DC6s...
USFS tankers for the past few years haven't had assignments to a base The tankers are sent where they are needed Ron **************Need a new ride? Check out...
Strong winds on Sunday have now pushed the Trigo Fire to over 4,000 acres.The strong winds forced airtankers to be grounded for a time on Sunday as the fire...
Neptune's tanker #42 should be the newest one in their fleet, the last P-2V to roll down the assembly line is what I have heard. Now with the Forest Service /...
Hi Scott Aero Union's additional P-3 is an ex Spanish A model out of Greybull and I believe it will become Tanker #17 Colin ... From: SCOTT MINSHALL...
Fire crews continue to make progress on the Trigo Fire burning East of Belen,New Mexico.Fire has now consumed 4,425 acres and is about 40% contained.Crews...
T-42 is the newest aircraft to be converted by Neptune Aviation. It was indeed the last P-2V to roll off the assembly line. It was used for spare parts at...
Today the winds blew the Trigo Fire over containment lines in Division B 500-1,000 acres have burned today, Capilla Lookout and other facilaties threatened...
Can anyone Verify the location of the Heavy air Tankers, according to the Wildcad Website for Albuquerque most are in Albuquerque 00,05, 07, 10, 15, 20 21, 22,...
The Apache Fire broke out on Thursday around 1630 PDT on Apache Peak in the San Jacinto Wilderness area.Fire has burned around 800 acres and is being pushed...
Kit, I and many others really appreciate your postings over several years. I hope you and your property remain safe. best wishes, David ... David Tanner...
Hi Kit, I'm very sorry to hear about your extreme misfortune. Hopefully you will be able to get things sorted for you and your family soon. Best regards from...
Thank you everyone for the posts over the last couple of day,s.Things here are going good as only 2 quakes over magnitude 2.5 in the last 48 hours.Now for the...
Thanks Kit, I'll be x-ing the pond next weekend and be spending my vacation with my wife driving thru parts of SoCal, AZ, UT and NV Will certainly make some...
Your not going to see much at Kingman, maybe a couple of scoopers that arent in service yet for season,or a SEAT at BLM's SEAT base there. you should stop by...
Mike, thanks for the offer, very generous of you But after flying over Amsterdam to SFO we'll be driving down and the first place we stay 2 nights instead of...
New starts in Arizona and Nevada on Thursday and Friday.The Como Fire broke out 6 miles South of Dayton,Nevada on Thursday around 1500 when a construction...
Drove past Lancaster Fox Field this morning, unfortunately the airtankers were under readiness for a fire somewhere and they did not have time for me. Shot the...
Sat at Fox all day and would have been more than happy to show the aircraft to you. We couldnt fly the fires as the turbulence was too severe. Come back and...