Saturday 14th October 2017
Everyday, at totally random times, since we have been at Camping Lou Vincen, we have had the chance to watch the firefighting water bombers refill their tanks by skimming down the Rhône river running alongside camp, The Daily Bombardier 415 show. 🙂
The aircraft are Bombardier 415s. It is quite an impressive sight as the aircraft have to do some quite steep turns to position themselves for their run as there are a lot of power cables in the area.
Once in position the aircraft skims down the river and it is possible to hear the water rushing in.
At the end of the run the now very heavy aircraft slowly climbs as the excess water is ejected.
It is quite a show, and the sound of the aircraft coming overhead has campers rushing for their cameras every time.
Apparently, it does not always go to plan though!