10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATER BOMBER»
Discover the use of
water bomber in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
water bomber and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Sky's the Limit: Canadian Women Bush Pilots
Watching a water bomber working a forest fire is an unforgettable experience.
Standing at the edge of a quiet little lake near Lynn Lake, in northern Manitoba,
we watched the CL-215 picking up water. There was a forest fire near Lynn that
was ...
2
We Need to Talk about the future of Canada
to an amphibious water bomber. One is that helicopters are much more
expensive to buy and operate than comparable fixed-wing airplanes. Another is
that helicopters take longer than Bombardier's water bomber to pick up a load of
water.
It was ideal as a water bomber as it was already fitted with a bomb-bay door and
had a carrying capacity of 6000 pounds. Mr. Seller's idea was to have small
spotter planes fly over large areas of the B.C. forest to locate small fires that were
...
Willem Bakhuys Roozeboom, 2011
4
Bush Planes and Bush Pilots
... to complete his famous mercy flight in l929. it was not really a bush plane. The
sub-hunting Grumman Tracker. on the other hand, was inchtded because after its
career as a warbird it established a distinguished record as a water bomber.
5
The Supermarket Guy II: Rise of the Market Overload
1ere are you going, Harold?” she cried. “It is too Je will never make it in time.”
She began to sob. He )ointed to the water bomber plane a thousand feet making
a turn to scoop up another bastion of The plane was now caressing the ocean top
, ...
6
Taming the Skies: A Celebration of Canadian Flight
CANADAIR WATER BOMBER ention a SuperScooper and one hopes that it is
what owners of large dogs use. But in certain fire-prone parts of the world, a
SuperScooper is considered Canada's greatest gift to civilization. To Americans ...
What it desperately needs is a new amphibious transport plane that can be
instantly converted into a water bomber. We need a transport that can quickly
carry commando troops to any place in the world and land them on water, land or
snow.
“Bomber . . . water bomber . . . they dropped water on us,” he said. I looked
around. The ground was soaked and there were puddles. There was a sizzling
sound and clouds of smoke — no steam — were rising from the trees closest to
us ...
9
A Canoe Quest in the Wake of Canada's Prince of Explorers: ...
It descended swiftly, scooped up water, then climbed and continued north. About
an hour later it returned. It was a CL 215 water bomber, a twin-engined Canadian
-built aircraft that can take on about 5,000 litres of water in 10 seconds. Newer ...
Agent 59 will be online.... in 5 minutes” he responded, looking at his watch. At the
back of his mind, he could picture his technician sealing the two specialized
water bomber units residing at the back of the 'Candid'. Each water bomber unit
had ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATER BOMBER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
water bomber is used in the context of the following news items.
Martin Mars water bomber comes out of retirement to fight BC wildfires
NELSON, B.C. - The Martin Mars water bomber has been deployed to fight its ... Provincial Fire Information Officer Ryan Turcot says the bomber was sent to a ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
Martin Mars water bomber gets encore role as BC grapples with …
Kathi Donovan cites her own life to show there's firefighting potential in the beloved Martin Mars water bombers, vintage giants so admired that thousands ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
Water bomber crashes fighting Puntzi Lake Fire
A water bomber has crashed while fighting the Puntzi Lake wildfire near Williams Lake, B.C., but the pilot has escaped unharmed. Bill Yearwood, the investigator ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Dog Mountain blaze grows; Martin Mars water bomber tested
... Port Alberni company that says it can drop the largest payload — more than 27,000 kilograms of water or fire suppressant — of any water bomber in the world. «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
BC fires: Martin Mars water bomber coming out of retirement
The last remaining operational Martin Mars water bomber is "coming out of retirement" to fight the wildfires burning up B.C. this summer, Forests Minster Steve ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Martin Mars water bomber added to B.C. wildfire-fighting arsenal
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – The owner of the iconic, red-and-white Martin Mars water bomber says the British Columbia government has agreed to add the flying ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
Firefighters, water bomber loaned to battle Saskatchewan wildfires
A team of seven firefighters and a single water bomber are on loan to Saskatchewan ... and we actually sent one of our water bombers to Saskatchewan as well. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Pilot dies in water bomber crash near Cold Lake
Jeff Berry of Conair Aerial Firefighting told the Sun the plane, an AT-802 Fireboss amphibious water bomber, crashed just after 4:30 p.m. MDT, about 40 km north ... «Edmonton Sun, May 15»
Firefighters, water bombers control Stanley blaze as it approaches …
Water bombers could be seen flying low over the highway as they made steady trips from the scene where they were making drops back to Lake Superior where ... «Tbnewswatch.com, May 15»
Water bomber that crashed was overloaded, TSB report
HALIFAX -- A water bomber owned by the Newfoundland and Labrador government that crashed on Moosehead Lake last year took on too much water, which ... «CTV News, Aug 14»
