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Posted on Apr 28, 2018

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Here is a video from 2009 from Red Deer, Alberta Canada. These half Dozen A-26s converted to be waterbombers to fight forest fires reminds me of the beginning of the Catch-22 movie.
Two of these Waterbombers were purchased from this company by a Canadian Westjet Airline pilot and put back to look like in WW2 combat trim with Four M2 Machine guns in the nose. I will try to find that article I saw a few years back in a Canadian Aviation magazine and maybe there is a youtube video available.

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Cpl Scott McCarroll

Posted 6 y ago

CL-415 Canadair or Bombardier Water Bomber pick up and water drop

The Newfoundland Govt sprang for a couple of new CL 415 water bombers this summer, in the traditional and now somewhat famous 'peas and carrotts' paint schem...

LTC (Join to see) I messed up sorry:-(. Here's the link I was supposed to be posting. I hate getting old. LoL

https://youtu.be/cHuoXD_VmBs

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It was entertaining....Here is the history of AirSpray, the company that owned the bombers....and every plane they once owned and tail numbers....

http://napoleon130.tripod.com/id263.html

Air Spray

A visitor to Red Deer Industrial Airport, Alberta, Canada, during the spring back in 2007might think they have gone back in time. Deployed on the ramp are 16 bright yellow Invaders of differing designations and modifications. This is the Invader fire fighting fleet of Air Spray Limited - the last outfit still deploying the Invader in attacking man's oldest enemy - fire. Although Air Spray suffered a devastating loss last year when their huge...

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Those seaplanes can scoop the water and be back on station attacking the fire in a few minutes. I am 55 and I still have to click it twice otherwise the same thing happens LOL.

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LTC Stephen C.

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Posted 6 y ago

I like the video, LTC (Join to see), and I also watched your take off video from the movie, Catch-22. I’m sure you know this, but the aircraft used in the movie were Mitchell B-25s.
BTW, I saw the movie when it was first released in 1970, and also read the book by Joseph Heller, so I’ve been tuned in to the meaning of catch-22 for a long time!

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Yes, I knew the difference. I originally thought the planes in Canada were A-20 Havocs but they were actually A-26 invaders. I have a 74 year old friend who has a 97 Year old uncle who flew the A-26s for the 8th AF and he was mad because he had to do 65 missions! Low flying bombers on dangerous missions during the German retreat from France after D-Day. His uncle still drives and he became a warrant officer to fly Hueys for the Air National Guard. What an experience. Flying a bomber in WW2 at age 20 or 21 then flying Hueys in his 40s!

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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL

Posted 6 y ago

LTC (Join to see) awesome share/read of the most enthusiastic.

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Here is an awesome history of each of the Airspray aircraft they once owned.

http://napoleon130.tripod.com/id263.html

Maj Marty Hogan COL Mikel J. Burroughs TSgt Joe C. SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas

Air Spray

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