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Old 11th Dec 2019, 05:37
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JustinHeywood
 
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Originally Posted by Wunwing
...However having later watched the DC10...its obvious to me that a couple of DC10s would have stopped the early Springwood fire in it's tracks..,


Wunwing.
interesting observation. I’m sure in certain circumstances they’re invaluable, but I don’t think that a fleet of bombers is the silver bullet solution that some promote.

I used to live at Wentworth Falls (upper Blue Mountains). Houses built down steep hillsides, surrounded by eucalypts, in very rugged terrain. If a fire got going there ....
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