Say so long to the P-2 Neptune, fire-fighting juggernaut

Soumis il y a 6 ans

MISSOULA, Mont. -- Another chapter in aviation history came to an end this past weekend as Neptune Aviation retired the last of their P-2 Neptune firefighting air tankers. “Today is an ending of an era,” said Neptune Aviation chief operating officer Dan Snyder, “and we’re sending them out in style.” (www.usatoday.com) Plus d'info...

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Seth Anderson il y a 6 ans 2

Those airplanes are so cool. I had the pleasure of working with these guys on the line at Stebbins Aviation in Longview while they were fighting fires in Texas a few years ago. Awesome airplanes and great people. Wish I could have gone and seen it.

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linbb il y a 6 ans 1

Yup two turning and two burning, watched them at Medford OR last summer taking off, most of the runway was used.

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