Yup.  Canada sent aircraft, crews and fire fighters to the California
operation.  I mentioned the other day, jokingly, that they ought to try
using that monster of an aircraft that Howard Hughes created, except they
probably didn't have a waterway long enough for it to fly aloft fully
loaded.

SamC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vern in Bend" <vernmcintosh@EONI.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: Satellite image of fire

>I just saw it on Fox LA news, not flying but sitting on the water someplace
> in SoCal.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TC" <trclark@SHAW.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 8:52 AM
> Subject: Re: Satellite image of fire
>
>
>> BC has also chipped in one of your old
>> Martin Mars bombers http://www.martinmars.com/
>> much larger  7,000-gallon each sccop
>>snip<