Watch your head in France - low flying waterbomber

[MarkR]

Think your glidepath was a little flat Captain

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz195/mark_roberts13/image_zpstucub0zd.png

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3737850/Now-S-low-flying-aircraft-Amazing-picture-shows-pedestrians-dive-lives-water-bombing-plane-flies-refill-fight-against-French-forest-fires.html

[Greg Hyde]

Didn't even take the paint off the fence

[Grahame Hutchison]

Next they will be mowing lawns in the off season.

[Paul M]

OMG !! Doesn't seem real ?!? What was he doing ? Couldn't possibly be landing as no gear down. Too low for fire bombing.

[David C]

It was about to land on a lake just out of shot , to scoop up water to dump on a nearby fire .
Dave C

[James Smith]

It's really only a cardboard cut out propped up from the other side! The guy in the shorts and white shirt is actually one of a few holding the plane upright.

[Robert.M]

It's real... :eek:
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2016/08/15/10/55/onlookers-flee-as-a-low-flying-water-bomber-lands-in-a-french-lake

I like getting up close to aircraft but...

[Greg Hyde]

Would it be classed as "hit and run" ?

[Phil Stevens]

Which journalist got that 'scoop'?