tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396304.post2340488194488936024..comments2012-01-29T18:15:08.581-07:00Comments on An "Airhead's" Love Of Floatplanes: Forest Service Firefighter - (N193Z)Piston Engine Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204814934019541943noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396304.post-55102858195592103052011-05-25T04:15:54.638-06:002011-05-25T04:15:54.638-06:00It was Milt NelsonIt was Milt NelsonCobraroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447602248802525422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396304.post-4091989214128640882010-11-19T19:37:13.691-07:002010-11-19T19:37:13.691-07:00Laura, Ely would be the place to go. The water bom...Laura, Ely would be the place to go. The water bombing with the Beavers was developed in Ely in he mid 50s. As I recall, the prototype was a tip tank from a T-33. Walt Newman and an old friend of my dads Milt (last name escapes me at the moment) were the senior pilots of the day. It was fun watching them as they flew over the old Ely airport for 'target practice'.Roger Duncannoreply@blogger.com