Retardant Bomber 12 Low Landing

[JBofBrisbane]

What idiot strung those power lines just outside a landing strip perimeter fence near the runway threshold?

[SoCalDualSport]

@JBofBrisbane The pwoer lines were already there. Who built that airport near the power lines?

[xairman565]

The markings such as the red and white lightning bolt at the front, and the white upper and grey/silver lower body, makes me think this was a former RCAF aircraft.

[denmalski]

TWO TURN'N TWO BURN'N

[masonc07]

Thats a Neptune Aviation plane based out of Missoula Montana.

[Gh0stR4d10]

@skippy10776

LOL

[skippy10776]

most landings tend to be of the LOW variety.

[Jackle61]

@skippy10776 Sure,,, but this one was so low it actually hit the ground. ;-)

[doughauf]

Did they hunt UBoats in World War II

[darnitalltohell]

@doughauf no, its design began during WWII, but it wasn't produced and operated until after. It's an early Cold War plane.

[whiteape992]

Um, this isnt a water bomber, it is an air tanker tho, which is different in the fact that it drops retardant, not water.

[iloverush123]

OHH! It's a

p-2 Neptune!

[iloverush123]

Looks like a B-26. Probably not, tho.

[111olbap]

thats what i thought

[whiteape992]

Its a P2 Neptune

[kickZtailout]

They never took off out of Hemet-Ryan with the jet assist. Well, I should say almost never, I did see it once or twice out of thousands of departures. I wonder if the altitude of Fox field has anything to do with it.

[rap9206]

You lucky shit!

I wish I lived near this place and I could watch this Sub Hunters come flying in!

[pwnage0013]

Two used Q400s, acquired from Scandinavian Airlines System, were modified by Cascade Aerospace of Abbotsford, British Columbia for France's Sécurité Civile as fire-fighting water bombers in the fire season and as transport aircraft off season. The Q400 Airtanker can drop 10,000 L (22,000 lb)[26] of water in this role compared to Bombardier's CL-415 dedicated water bomber which can drop 6,140 L. The latter, however, is amphibious and requires less infrastructure.

[pwnage0013]

Neptune Aviation of Missoula, Montana have acquired a Q300 as a prototype for future Q200/Q300 water bombers to replace current P2V aircraft.[27]

[pwnage0013]

Word is that they want to replace THESE with a version of the Bombardier Dash 8 that will fight fires.

[kevinkeay0382]

From U-boat hunter to fire fighter! Impressive!

[doubleslottedflaps]

the sound of 3350's making 3500 horsepower each!!!! more than the 28 cyl. 4360 ever made!!!

[Fritztoons]

Aaaah this is nice! Thank you for posting!

[Schmangy]

He had to of been showing off for you. Great capture.  Saw these flying the Zaca Fire. Thanks for sharing.

[JackFlemingFan]

Excellent!!