Forrest fire aid is a great example of global cooperation. Australia is in their winter currently and has sent a bunch of firefighters to Canada to help out, and when its winter in Canada and our fires have slowed down, we’ll do the same to help them. Also I don’t think that aircraft was run / operated by Canadians, just made by, Canadair is a maunufacturer.
Oh! The color scheme threw me . Thanks for correcting me - and being gentle about my rush to comment.
The colour scheme seems unchanged from the few planes operated by a company here, and unchanged from what I remember seeing as a boy every summer from our house that overlooked a common filling spot (lake) in happier times.
The colour stays the same no matter what country the planes operate in because it’s for safety … easier to see that behemoth when it’s scooping water, flying in dense smoke or - unfortunately - in a crash site. Also because that plane can’t be used for any other purpose than scooping and dropping water on a fire.
Forrest fire aid is a great example of global cooperation. Australia is in their winter currently and has sent a bunch of firefighters to Canada to help out, and when its winter in Canada and our fires have slowed down, we’ll do the same to help them. Also I don’t think that aircraft was run / operated by Canadians, just made by, Canadair is a maunufacturer.
Agreed, here. I think those planes were not part of the current firefighting contract and were oddly not available for us in Canada.
I don’t remember much, but I do remember the contract news a ways back and how it means these iconic planes would not be on the front line.
@corsicanguppy @Moose
Canadair CL215 (aka “the scooper”) is the brand name and model of the aircraft. It was owned and operated by the Greek gov’t, not Canada.
https://www.ertnews.gr/eidiseis/ellada/apokleistiko-ert-vinteo-kai-fotografies-apo-tin-ptosi-tou-kananter-stin-karysto/
edit to add link
Oh! The color scheme threw me . Thanks for correcting me - and being gentle about my rush to comment.
The colour scheme seems unchanged from the few planes operated by a company here, and unchanged from what I remember seeing as a boy every summer from our house that overlooked a common filling spot (lake) in happier times.
Again, thanks for the time and info.
@corsicanguppy
All good.
The colour stays the same no matter what country the planes operate in because it’s for safety … easier to see that behemoth when it’s scooping water, flying in dense smoke or - unfortunately - in a crash site. Also because that plane can’t be used for any other purpose than scooping and dropping water on a fire.