Copters Prove Worth as Forest Fire Bombers
Make major air attacks in Oregon Ox Bow burn; close-in helispots speed delivery of retardant
Flying into the heart of hot spots and hovering above flaming timber to drop fire retardant dead-on-target, helicopters were used as primary attack bombers for the first time on a major forest fire to help quell Oregon’s 74-square mile Ox Bow disaster.
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