Firebombers!

As last fall’s California wildfires demonstrated, the demand for aerial firefighters and the dangers they face have never been greater  The world’s first practical firebomber was a Stearman, a 1939 Boeing 75 that had been converted into a cropduster. In 1955 a California agriculture applicator, Willows Flying Service, cut a hole in the airplane’s belly fabric and …

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