WATER BOMBERS

Con oltre 230 immagini, il libro tratta tutti i tipi di velivoli utilizzati per proteggere il nostro ambiente dal fuoco: caccia bombardieri della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, aerei di linea e cargo degli anni '50, velivoli, elicotteri dotati di botti-cisterne.

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As the climate changes it is even more vital to protect the world’s forests. This book looks at both the past and the current selection of aircraft tasked with protecting our natural environment from fire. Covering America, Canada, Russia, southern Europe and others, the operators of these fleets are looked at, along with their aircraft, as they go about their dangerous task. With over 230 images, this book covers all the aircraft types used – World War Two fighters and bombers, piston-powered airliners and cargo aircraft of the 1950s, turboprop aircraft, wide-body jets, custom-built water bombers and helicopters with tanks or under-slung loads.