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Stumbled across this video, and thought it would be of interest...

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Again re-visiting this old thread, but found this video, and although emotional it is a tribute to the grupo 43 members in Spain that have lost their lives helping to fight so many fires over the years and helped to save so many lives.

In Memoriam on Vimeo

The right up for this is...

The 43rd Fire-fighting Squadron (Spanish Air Force) was commissioned in 1971 when the first Canadair CL-215 arrived in Spain. During this four decades and 150.000 flight hours, the Squadron has suffered 9 fatal accidents, with a total of 15 casualties and the loss of 25% of its fleet. War-fighting in peace time... Ten years have passed since that last accident, and we want to honor those young aviators who simply, gave it all.
 
Thanks Kev, very thought provoking video, these people are so brave to do what they do. They certainly proved their worth earlier this year when Mallorca had the worst forest fire on record.
 
I randomly found this video on t'internet, and thought it would be of interest to PP visitors to what the neighbours get up to in the military base...

43 Grupo 2012 on Vimeo

What an absolutely stunning video and set to one of my favourite songs too. Love to watch those planes do their stuff around the bay.
 
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