Originally Posted by
Old Dogs
The idea of "bucketing" was invented in British Columbia, Canada in 1964 by Okanagan Helicopters using a Bell 47G3B1 and 45 gallon fuel drum with a trap door on the bottom.
Might want to check your facts there "Old Dog". This photo was taken in April 1957 at the Redding airport and is currently on display at North-Ops, the command center for fires in Northern California and further North. The pilot is Burt Train who formed Redding Air Service that month as a fire fighting company, We are still in business today doing the same thing. I am sure we did not "invent" bucketing either.
