As CarScoops points out, using a water bomber to put out a vehicle fire is like bringing a Howitzer to a knife fight, but due to the extremely isolated location of the accident authorities were ...

Some became water bombers to fight forest fires. The Philippine Mars made its final landing at Lake Pleasant, Arizona, on February 10, where it is set to be partially disassembled and trucked to ...

The CL 215s scooped up water from Kabetogama and Pelican lakes to dump on the fire, said Handrick. “That gave us enough time to get some hose stretched from a beaver pond to the fire and keep it ...

The water bomber is expected to arrive at Patricia Bay in North Saanich between 6 and 6:30 p.m. today, depending on the weather. The flight route will pass over several towns ...

Helicopter water bombers are battling a bushfire in Melbourne’s outer east that is burning out of control in sweltering 37C ...

The British Columbia Aviation Museum is delighted to announce the successful arrival of the Hawaii Mars Water Bomber to its ...

The Philippine Mars water bomber, a legendary aircraft that fought wildfires in B.C. for nearly 50 years, has completed its final flight. The massive plane left its longtime base at Sproat Lake in ...

Dressed in coveralls, boots, and white leather gloves dripping in red liquid, two men move as fast as they can towards a water bomber waiting on the tarmac. Their run is more of a shuffle ...