Warbird Information Exchange

This was in today’s Fire Aviation posts

https://fireaviation.com/2023/05/16/tan ... e-history/

from the post

IMG_7305 by tanker622001, on Flickr

IMG_7306 by tanker622001, on Flickr

The article states that the new Tanker 12 is an MD-87. This is incorrect. It is a BAE 146

IMG_7307 by tanker622001, on Flickr

Thanks for the heads-up, Larry!

Also cool to see that Bill Garrison has added another S-2 to his air force in Kansas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziqIEmeLis8

Great to see/hear round-motored Stoofs still fightin' fires.

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It was a good idea, it just didn't work.

When I saw the article on the second S-2 a few days ago they didn’t have a picture of the airplane. It has since been added as a screenshot from the video that you posted.

Here is the article from Fire Aviation

https://fireaviation.com/2023/05/07/kan ... available/

Here’s the picture of the second S-2

IMG_7344 by tanker622001, on Flickr

This is a link to an article from Wildfire Today from 2019 on the first S-2 in Kansas

https://fireaviation.com/2019/11/10/s-2 ... in-kansas/

There is a picture missing and I believe it is this one. I would assume that it has since been painted to match the second S-2.

IMG_7384 by tanker622001, on Flickr

Tanker 12, at Reno-Stead a few years ago...

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Neal Nurmi

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