Turns out there were some fires in the area, local newspaper reported that two water bombers were called in to douse them. They did about 10 runs each. Mike Gammon > > From: Matthew Sheren <mshere1@po-box.mcgill.ca> > Date: 2002/09/10 Tue AM 12:03:24 EDT > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > Subject: Re: Round Engines > > It's not just limited to the Townships; I saw one of the water bombers (a lil' > too far away to tell which one) flying over downtown Montreal around 18.40 local > this evening. There was also a piece on CFCF's noontime news today about > leasing some water bombers to southern California, since it's apparently their > fire season from now until December. > Matthew :) > > Mike Gammon wrote: > > > If anyone on the list is a fan of big round radial engines, today I was > > spending a restful day at a Benedictine abbey on Lake Memphramagog, which is > > near here, and I heard the unmistakable sound of large, very large, piston > > radial engines, and at low altitude! > > > > To my surprise a CL215 water bomber along with its newer CL415 turboprop, > > were doing water scoops on the lake. I don't know if it was practise or to > > put out a wildfire somewhere >