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These pictures showed up on both the Fire Aviation and Wildfire Today websites today. Pretty spectacular. Looks like a good tie-in to the retardant in the foreground in the rocks.

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Here is ttevFire Aviation article

https://fireaviation.com/2020/07/27/exc ... aren-fire/

Great pics! Thanks for sharing.

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My other favorite Warbird, The Mighty Herk, Four Fans of Freedom!

Thanks for sharing these stunning pix.

Ken

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I always thought the Coulson scheme was an odd choice but brilliant at the same time. Having a white scheme is good for visibility and is practical in that aspect but messy with the borate <sp> residue. But the red accents tend to make it blend in pretty well.

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There were some good pictures of one of the ex-Aero Union P-3’s that is now operated by Airstrike posted on the Fire Aviation website a while back. Airstrike now operates T22 and T23. One is on a State of Colorado contract and the other is Call When Needed with Cal Fire. It’s good to see P-3s again.

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This is the fire that the P-3 was working

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Cool photos Larry!! Thanks! Quick question Larry. Tho it's often referred to as borate, the slurry ya'll drop is borate-free since sometime in the early 60's because it was caustic to tree and vegetation regrowth. When do you recall it being phased out?

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The current long term retardant is Phos-Chek. It is a gum thickened product. I always preferred LC (Liquid Concentrate) which was a water-like product that I thought penetrated the heavy vegetation in the Northwest better than gum thickened retardant. L.C. was manufactured by a different company. Unfortunately, for various reasons, Phos-Chek is the only product available these days. It’s probably just a coincidence that the price per gallon has gone up considerably since the competition ended. Just my opinion as a former tanker pilot.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phos-Chek

https://phoschek.com/

Thank you Sir! I've enjoyed your posts over the years.
James

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Couldn't have said it better myself -- I always sit up and take notice when you post!

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Kurt Maurer
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PIC, Ford 6600 pulling Rhino batwing up and down the runway

Definitely!

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Thanks for the kind words guys. Aero Air’s (Erickson’s) ex-Eastern Airlines DC-7B N838D Tanker 60 is still flying on the final year of a Medford Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) contract. T60 went on duty July 19th and has been busy working fires near Medford and currently one near Hood River.

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These aren’t the best quality, but are taken from Medford TV station KDRV’s website

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