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Cockpit View - MAFFS Water Drop on Rim Fire

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Cockpit View of a MAFFS Water Drop on Rim Fire Burning West of Yosemite National Park. Aerial firefighting footage from the Rim Fire taken Aug. 19 at 2:50 p.m. (www.youtube.com) More...

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nortonsnavy
nortonsnavy 1
Is that a cropduster leading him in? Looks like he got a smoke marker from it. Didn't know they did that.
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joelwiley
joel wiley 1
It is one of 14 OV-10s that Calfire uses to lead tankers to where they want the drop.
If you listen to the sound, the OV-10 says 'I want it right here' when hitting the smoke.

You might be interested in another squawk on the subject-
http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/1_year/new/36379/Northern%20California
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chalet
chalet 0
Not interesting enough
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