Cobra fire bomber

Thanks for that, MightyRumba. Interesting it is!

There's just something inherently wrong with that!

I've looked into the tail numbers of some of the Florida Cobra fire bombers and they're all late model Cobras, none are remanufactured G models from what I've been able to find.

Cool pics though!

I always thought we'd see more old Cobras go into police service over time... Great visability, high speed, lots of tech support... Hang a FLIR/NightSun unit under the nose and viola! Bear-in-the-Air with attitude!

I think it's great to see once retired warriors back in the air. Even if their new mission is fighting fire, law enforcement, etc... When I was in Montana I remember seeing A-26's and PBY4's fighting fires. I also thought it was great to see the OV-10's back in action for BLM flying lead for fire bombers. Up here in Alaska we've still got greasy threes, C-46's, C-119's and even a few C-133's hauling much needed fuel and cargo to the bush areas. Evergreen brought up a former USAF rescue HH-3E (S-61 I believe) for the heavy sling load market, and up at Eielson AFB "Barney" is still flying range support missions for a private contractor. Barney is the affectionate name for a purple H-19 owned by the contractor, although she's long in the tooth and may soon be retired due to parts shortages. One of our retired Pavehawk pilots flys her.

Not to blow my onw horn. But I posted some pictures on hkn's web site in the model gallary of this copter, Thanks for the flying photos those look awsome.