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Old 14th August 2016, 02:21 PM
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Default Watch your head in France - low flying waterbomber
Think your glidepath was a little flat Captain



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...est-fires.html
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Old 14th August 2016, 04:37 PM
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Didn't even take the paint off the fence
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Old 15th August 2016, 09:47 PM
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Next they will be mowing lawns in the off season.
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Old 16th August 2016, 11:03 AM
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OMG !! Doesn't seem real ?!? What was he doing ? Couldn't possibly be landing as no gear down. Too low for fire bombing.
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Old 16th August 2016, 07:14 PM
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It was about to land on a lake just out of shot , to scoop up water to dump on a nearby fire .
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Old 16th August 2016, 08:30 PM
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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.
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Old 16th August 2016, 10:47 PM
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It's real...
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2016/0...-a-french-lake

I like getting up close to aircraft but...
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Old 17th August 2016, 01:04 PM
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Would it be classed as "hit and run" ?
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Old 20th August 2016, 08:18 AM
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Which journalist got that 'scoop'?
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