There's a photo from the webcam at the Ramona Air Attack Base from yesterday (Friday 9/12) at the following URL showing one of the 415's arriving.
http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/iqeye-a/hpwren-i ... trig+1.JPG
Fire bombers
Sunday morning the new plane (Radio Callsign: Quebec 246, Quebac 244).
They flew over Lake Hodges & Olivenhain Reservoir.
said they couldn't operate in that lake with a 'west wind' if there was one.
nice show they put on! They circle the lake a few times.
Then they flew over Dixon Lake , Lake Wohlford (in Escondido)
Then they return to base after that.
They were talking on Air Tactics 6 151.3100
They flew over Lake Hodges & Olivenhain Reservoir.
said they couldn't operate in that lake with a 'west wind' if there was one.
nice show they put on! They circle the lake a few times.
Then they flew over Dixon Lake , Lake Wohlford (in Escondido)
Then they return to base after that.
They were talking on Air Tactics 6 151.3100
Based on Brian's identification, there are some pictures of these aircraft, which are operated by the Government of Quebec (or Gouvernement du Quebec), at the following URL's.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Gouverne ... 0336767/M/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Quebec-G ... 0265219/M/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Gouverne ... 0172882/M/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Service- ... 0056097/L/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Gouverne ... 1121918/M/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Gouverne ... 0336768/M/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Gouverne ... 0336767/M/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Quebec-G ... 0265219/M/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Gouverne ... 0172882/M/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Service- ... 0056097/L/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Gouverne ... 1121918/M/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Gouverne ... 0336768/M/
NBC's story on the aircraft:
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/1748523 ... dlineclick
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/1748523 ... dlineclick
Outlaw...thanks for the info. I think I got some good stuff, photo wise. Here is one of the series...
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193 ... -244-1.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193 ... -244-1.jpg