Video of the Week: Bombardier CL-415 Canadair Heavy Water Bombers in Action

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  • The article highlights the crucial role of heavy water bombers, specifically Canadair Bombardier CL-415s, in combating forest fires in North America.
  • It features a video demonstrating these aircraft from Dryden Regional Airport in Ontario, Canada, as they pick up and drop water.
  • Readers are directed to Ontario's Aviation and Forest Fire Management division for more information on the province's fire-fighting efforts.
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With fire-fighting season upon us, we’d like to call your attention to the amazing heavy water bombers that turn the tide of so many forest fire battles in North America each year. This week’s clip comes to us from the folks at Dryden Regional Airport in Ontario, Canada. Take a quick fly-along with two of their Canadair Bombardier CL-415s as they pick up water and make a drop. And for more on Ontario’s fire-fighting flyers, check out the province’s Aviation and Forest Fire Management division.


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