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by **MOD** » Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:13 pm

Tuesday the 25th June. We were visiting the Chateau at Lac Borts les Orgues Auvergne when this pair of 'Canadairs'
arrived for some practice.

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by **Jigsaw** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:50 am

Brilliant

by **Sploosher** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:06 am

excelent.......... :ymapplause:

by **Kermit** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 10:23 am

Wow ! Thats fantastic, thanks Ian ! If that s the practice, I want to see them in action... Bet some of the big airshows would be interested, now where is there enough water ?? :))

Brilliant pics.... Any more where that came fron ??

by **Aceyone** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:32 am

Great stuff :ymapplause:

by **MOD** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 4:34 pm

Thanks guys and ma petite grenouille.

We were visiting this chateau and lake for the first time since 1990 and my wife and friends had gone into the chateau on a guided tour, leaving me on the bar terrace (wherelse?), when I saw this pair of unusual aircraft approaching. They stayed on the lake for around 20 mins practicing taking on water and then water-bombing the lake from around 50 feet.

ibw

by **Dan4th** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 4:35 pm

This is what they are::::::::::::::::

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_415

Danf.

by **MOD** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 4:40 pm

Correct but they are still universally known as 'Les Canadairs' at least in France.

http://canadairs.marignane.free.fr/forum/portal.php

ibw

by **Mackrick** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:15 pm

Great stuff :ymapplause:

by **Lucas1860** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:46 am

Right place at the right time, really good post.

by **Ray C** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 6:36 pm

What a nice change to see flying boats, I witnessed them in action in Corsica some
years ago....Thanks. :ymapplause:

by **MOD** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:37 pm

Ray C wrote:What a nice change to see flying boats, I witnessed them in action in Corsica some
years ago....Thanks.

Thanks Ray. I caught sight of them a few years ago taking on water from the Etang de Thau near Sete but they were too far away to photograph. On that occasion they were not practicing but were busy fighting fires which apparently/allegedly were started by Sapeur Pompiers Volontaires who received a bonus for fighting forest fires!

ibw

by **Mayfly** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:48 am

Not a sight you see every day - nice addition to the portfolio. :ymapplause:

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