Random Ramblings: Aerial Wildland Firefighting

I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.

Friday, May 12, 2023

Friday Fun: Air Tanker History (1970s)

It is Friday and I thought it would be fun to share a video of some now historic air tankers. So I went and looked in my collection of saved videos and found this nice video that airailimages edited from a video/dvd book Fire Bombers in Action by frederick A. Johnsen (copyright 2010) showcasing some airtankers from the 1970s. I do have the book/dvd although at the moment I don't have a DVD player, I recommend it. Among the air tankers you will see are a B-17F, Consolidated PBY-6A, B-17G, PB4Y-2. Enjoy.