A little excitement here the other day!

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There is a DC6 tanker based close by too, and that is interesting to watch as well.
In 1994 we had a pretty serious fire on the east side of Penticton, which resulted in almost 1/3 of the city being evacuated. They brought in the 2 Martin Mars water bombers for that one. These planes skim the water for about 5 miles filling their tanks, and then the thunder of the engines as they struggle to get airborne again. We sat on a friends rear deck overlooking the lake, and watched they go right over us, and I mean RIGHT over us.
It was pretty exciting.