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Still the best yoke and rudder video! Water bomber Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | ||
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Way cool! There are a few of those at the Bozeman, MT airport and part of a hull. Fun to see them maxing FPS on the climbout! | |||
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Those Canadairs are really something to see. So is the Martin Mars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqYwqVqwDQQ There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Hi guys that’s real flying I flew all over the world retired on the B767 but the best job I ever had was water bombing.In the old days before the CL215/415. I did 5175 pickups and bomb runs,with the PBY. Adds up to 43,000,000 pounds of water.Great fun. Take care. Bill DRSS | |||
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Sounds like a great adventure! Hope all is well up your way. We miss fishing north of Bella Bella. Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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Bill, you wouldn't have any "pitchers" or film would you? Flying water bombers is a dream for many of us.  There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Hi Bill I wish I did I’m a good pilot but terrible photographer,I was always say oh that would have been a good picture.I had a very interesting career and was thinking just the other day the only thing I would change would be to take more pictures. Take care. Bill DRSS | |||
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43,000,000 ? | |||
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I worked on final assembly of the CL 215's back in the 80's. DRSS | |||
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