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Air Attack Planes at Montgomery
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:33 pm
by ChrisK
Air Attack 330 and Air Attack 690 arrived at Montgomery Field about 12:45 this afternoon. The crews were picked up by Battalion 3309 and driven off the airport. (East on Aero Drive, away from Station 28 and the Comm Center.)
Air Attack 690 is N700BR, which is listed in the FAA records as being owned by L T Aire LLC in Mesa, Arizona.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:16 pm
by mike
Nice planes
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:20 pm
by N6ATF
What are they attacking? The one with crossbar tail looks like a close surveillance plane, the other one, well... further up and away.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:11 pm
by ChrisK
Both planes left Montgomery Field bound for Ramona at about 5:00 PM.
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:43 am
by 800
N6ATF wrote:What are they attacking?
John, sometimes people (especially people who work in aircraft) need to meet face-to-face to discuss things. Like how they are going to work with and communicate with other agencies. So the direct answer would be "coordination problems."
N6ATF wrote:The one with crossbar tail looks like a close surveillance plane, the other one, well... further up and away.
Close. AA 330 (like all of CalFIRE's coordination aircraft) is a surplus military OV-10 observation airplane, designed for monitoring battlefield activities.
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:48 am
by N6ATF
Ha! Thanks.