Fire Fighters by Air
Mass movement of fire fighters by air is not particularly new. We note from the annual report of the Honolulu Fire Department for the year 1949 that on July 26, that year, approximately 100 soldiers and their equipment were flown in three C-46 Troop Carriers, from Hickam Field to Bellows Field, to assist in fighting grass and brush fire which burned an estimated 1500 acres before being controlled. Transfer of the men and equipment was accomplished in minutes as compared with hours by automobile.
Mass movement of fire fighters by air is not particularly new. We note from the annual report of the Honolulu Fire Department for the year 1949 that on July 26, that year, approximately 100 soldiers and their equipment were flown in three C-46 Troop Carriers, from Hickam Field to Bellows Field, to assist in fighting grass and brush fire which burned an estimated 1500 acres before being controlled. Transfer of the men and equipment was accomplished in minutes as compared with hours by automobile.
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