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Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Mar 20, 1946

Page

10

Planes to Fight Forest Fires With Water Dropping Bombers

Americas wartime proximity fuse tech enables air drops of water via large bombers. The Forest Service reports ongoing study to use 6000 to 10000 pounds of water carried by planes to flood fire zones, with containers designed to release water from altitude and spill into the crater.

Washington House _ Appropriations Committee P. A. Thompson Forest Service Fire Control Division Army Tey

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