The CL-215 was designed from the outset as a firefighting aircraft.

My best result aviation-wise in Majorca this summer was this Canadair on stand-by at Pollenca. Couldn't get as near as I expected because the adjacent beach area is closed off for forces families only, but fortunately fine at 400mm as no heat-haze across the water

I was delighted to find this firefighter of the Turkish Aeronautical Association at the small parachuting and fire-fighting field of Selçuk, near the Agean coast about half an hour south of Izmir. Ex Ontairo C-GBXQ and Sorem I-SRMC

Running back to the sea to pick up more water to fight an outbreak of fire in the hills near Split. Summer 2007 was a very bad season for fires on the Croatian coast. This was the first of six CL-415s supplied to Croatia, in 1997; the most recent arrived in early 2010. Initially civil-registered, they were transferred to the Air Force in 2002 and are based at Zadar. Three of the older piston-engined CL-215s were used until replaced by the turboprops in 2004

In storage outside the Twin Peaks Hangar now occupied by Cardiff Aviation, an up and coming new MRO with big plans run by Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden fame

In winter storage with Cardiff Aviation, back from duities in Turkey along with C-FAYU, outside Bruce Dickinson's ambitious new enterprise at this famous RAF station

Built in 1978, delivered to the Province of Manitoba June 1980 and seen here stored until the next fire season.

Arrived for the hot summer bush fire season. Has National Jet Systems titles on the rear fuselage. 35mm slide scanned with a Epson Perfection V700 Flatbed scanner.

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. To MN-DNR (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources) in 2001.

The Spanish water bomber fleet is based at Torrejón, just east of MAD.

Landing on Rwy 36L.

Fire bomber formation with Turbo Firecat (Tracker) F-ZBEY!

Great to see Istanbul's flying firefighters buzzing around.

Sold to Greek Air Force.