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Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 07:26:29 -0500 (EST)
From: Photog <bohican@na*.ne*>
To: "A.Appleyard" <A.APPLEYARD@fs*.mt*.um*.ac*.uk*>
Cc: techdiver@terra.net
Subject: Re: An unexpected hazard for divers

On Mon, 20 Nov 1995, A.Appleyard wrote:

>   There is a sort of big aeroplane called a `water bomber', which can fly at
> zero height over lakes or the sea and scoop up a lot of water (plus whatever
> is in the water) through a belly scoop opening, and then dump all this water
> out on a forest fire or etc. I heard that once when a water-bomber plane was
> used, a dead snorkeller was found in the remains of the fire afterwards.

Here it comes again...the waterbomber thread. Last we discussed this, I 
think it was determined that one could get a PADI specialty in freshwater 
extraction and parachute rigging, except that the 60 fpm ascent rate 
limit was somewhat ignored by the pilots involved...

Victoria

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