Bathurst NB Grumman TBM Avenger Fire Forestry Service

[Sublette217]

Had the pleasure of watching two TBMs or TBFs drop slurry on a brushfire near Mentone, California in June or July of 1971 - from about 100 yards away... The were operated by TBM Inc.

[drc35ca]

@Sublette217 These are retired now as of about 2 years ago? not sure where they all went but some are on display in various places around the Province!

[cruisingcody]

epic plane

[JManGuitar5150]

Nice to see an old bird still doing its duty instead of sitting in a museum.

[sassyelmer]

If you search for TBM waterbomber you can watch a couple of videos of them in action at a fire

[Axlegun]

I was to a fire near sussex about 10 years ago and we heard the bird dog coming and our crew had just enough time to make it to the fire break before a TBM dropped a load of red foam about 350 feet from where we were sitting on the fire break. I was only 19 at the time and I'll never forget it. It leveled every tree in it's path.Just the sound of a TBM drives me wild to this day.Great video.

[drc35ca]

had the same thing happen at Dry Gulch in 1985 except it got some on us ,good thing we were close to water

[Mark42077]

you take really awesome videos danny boy