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.
PBY4 Tanker 123 crashed in the summer of 2002 while fighting the Big Elk Fire in Colorado. I remember reading about this crash a few years ago, very sad. So on a bit of a sad note, I share a video called the Last Flight of 123 by Black Irish Band, gone but not forgotten. Let us not forget the danger involved in flying tankers and helicopters on wildfires. Kudos to all pilots and groundcrews
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