Aerial firefighting
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Aerial firefighting, also known as waterbombing, is the use of aircraft and other aerial resources to combat wildfires. The types of aircraft used include fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Smokejum
A DC-10 operated by 10 Tanker Air Carrier for the U.S. Forest Service demonstrates a water drop during "Thunder Over The Empire Air Fest" at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (2012)
A Neptune Aviation Lockheed P2V drops fire retardant at Pine Mountain, Oregon. (2014)
State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS) Mil Mi-8MTV picking up water near Nizhyn
Kaman K-Max K-1200 used for aerial firefighting in Idaho
Conair Group
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Conair Group Inc. of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, formerly known as Conair Aviation, is a company specializing in retrofitting firefighting aircraft, maintaining customer and company-owned ai
An Air Tractor AT-802
Convair CV580 Airtanker
Piper Aerostar "bird dog" parked beside a Convair 580 air tanker