The conversion of the aircraft will happen in Port Alberni, B.C., and the first aircraft could be deployed to fight fires within 12 months.
Used Hercules military aircraft to be sold, turned into waterbombers - Federal government expected to sell 10 C-130 Hercules aircraft to B.C.-based Coulson Aviation
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/hercules-military-aircraft-waterbombers-9.7299899
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adespoton@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1h
Well that’s a relief. The previous plan of just retiring the three aircraft and not replacing them seemed nuts at the time. Hopefully Sproat Lake gets three, and Okanagan Lake gets at least one.