File:CL-215 used on Robert Fire, Glacier National Park (11badf4b-534b-4239-ada9-eeeedba331fa).jpg

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English: CL-215 used on Robert Fire, Glacier National Park
Photographer
English: NPS staff
Title
English: CL-215 used on Robert Fire, Glacier National Park
Publisher
English: U.S. National Park Service
Description
English:

CL-215 beginning to take off lake surface with smoke columns in background

Airtankers are used to fight large fires. The CL-215 is a large, Canadian-built amphibious aircraft that skims the surface of a lake scooping up water to drop on the fire. This aircraft belongs to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

  • Keywords: cl-215; dipping; Air tankers (Forest fire control); Aerial firefighting; Aviation; Fixed wing
Depicted place
English: Robert Fire ; Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana
Date Taken on 31 July 2003
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English: NPGallery
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
NPS Unit Code
InfoField
FIRE, GLAC
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID
InfoField
232617

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