Fixed wing Water Bombers

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Fixed wing Water Bombers

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Thought I would start this so we can talk about the planes specifications and things.
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In perth they usually opperate Two AT-802s - Bomber 607 and 608, opperated by Dunn Aviation

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These two were in Geraldton last week.

Managed to get these pictures while they where filling

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familyman wrote:These two were in Geraldton last week.

Managed to get these pictures while they where filling
and they were both in Bunbury yesterday. I remember the numbers while filling them. Here a pic I took of two others refueling after we filled them. Over the course of the day the avgas at Bunbury Airport ran out so they were being filled from drums on the truck till the tanker arrived later in the afternoon.

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Blinky wrote:
familyman wrote:These two were in Geraldton last week.

Managed to get these pictures while they where filling
and they were both in Bunbury yesterday. I remember the numbers while filling them. Here a pic I took of two others refueling after we filled them. Over the course of the day the avgas at Bunbury Airport ran out so they were being filled from drums on the truck till the tanker arrived later in the afternoon.

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fyi... those are two different bombers in bunbury ;)
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Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers

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Saw these two fly over Swanbourne during the middle of the day, heading North.
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605 and 606 are at Albany Airport. Both are Airtractors.
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Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers

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Bomber's 600 and EOG were in Bunbury on Sunday (As well as the local two) and some from Manjimup/Albany. These were sent to Bunbury to assist with the Harvey/Hoffman fire. I too was filling waterbombers at Bunbury airport before the arrival of the Bunbury SES (and Blinky).
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Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers

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Nafenn wrote:
and they were both in Bunbury yesterday. I remember the numbers while filling them. Here a pic I took of two others refueling after we filled them. Over the course of the day the avgas at Bunbury Airport ran out so they were being filled from drums on the truck till the tanker arrived later in the afternoon.


fyi... those are two different bombers in bunbury ;)
um...did I say they were the same? From what I said "Here a pic I took of two others" two others meaning different to the 2 that were pictured in Geraldton. Ok I missed the 's. Should have been here's a pic of two others.

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Blinky wrote:um...did I say they were the same? From what I said "Here a pic I took of two others" two others meaning different to the 2 that were pictured in Geraldton. Ok I missed the 's. Should have been here's a pic of two others.

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apologies... twas early in the morning :wink: (somewhere in the world :wink:)
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Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers

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Nick wrote:Bomber's 600 and EOG were in Bunbury on Sunday (As well as the local two) and some from Manjimup/Albany. These were sent to Bunbury to assist with the Harvey/Hoffman fire. I too was filling waterbombers at Bunbury airport before the arrival of the Bunbury SES (and Blinky).
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Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers

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hey guys

i'm one of the guys that fit the firebombing doors for the fire season and change them back to spray and spreading doors after the fire season and do some of the maintenance on all the ground support vehicles.

if there is any you would like to know feel free to ask :)
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Welcome to the forum daniel. :D
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Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers

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FYI the Air Tractors use Jet A1 (Kero)(turbine powered) the PZL M18 Dromaders use Avgas (they are piston powered)
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Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers

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thanks matey :)

um just wanted to know how to post a few pictures up on the forum??

i have a few happy snaps i have taken at work of some air tractors getting fitted with the fore doors and of a couple of 802's over in Jurien Bay when we were doing firebombing training.
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