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10th Dec 2006, 00:43

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Oceanz

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probs with fixed wings though -
they often can't get into replenishment sources close to the fire (e.g. water pools at the bottom of the Grose Valley the other week),
have to land/fill/take off again,
and the accuracy of their drop would be far less

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