FarmerPete,
Thanks for your great posts so far. It's not often we get someone on here who knows what they are talking about and are prepared to argue in such a civilised and respectful manner.
So for a completely unknowledgable one such as I, could you please tell me (if you can), would the fire tragedies in Victoria this year have been avoided if we had some of these you beaut fire bombers on standby?
It just seems to me that these fires were so extreme and the weather so supportive of them, that nothing could have made a difference. Am I wrong?