Among these were Beechcraft 18 (Twin Beech), Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated PBY Catalina, and Grumman F7F Tigercat. The air tanker program continued to expand until finally …

Dec 3, 2024 · At the time of the Laguna Fire, the California Department of Forestry (CDF), later known as CAL FIRE, was contracting seven privately owned air tankers consisting of de …

Oct 18, 2022 · The F7F twin-engine aircraft, introduced to the U.S. military right at the end of WW2, were also employed by the CDF late in the 1960s, in a quest to find somewhat more …

During the ensuing years other aircraft were converted to air tankers and used by CDF. Among these were Twin Beech, Boeing B-17, Consolidated PBY, and Grumman F7F. The air tanker …

The Grumman F7F Tigercat is a heavy fighter aircraft that served with the United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) from late in World War II until 1954. It was the …

However its small capacity 400 gallon tank proved unsatisfactory and two Grumman F7F Tigercats were acquired in a deal with George Kreitzberg. The F7Fs had their underwing spray …

The Grumman F7F Tigercat was the first twin-engined fighter aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed for the new Midway-class aircraft carriers, the aircraft were too …

lable aircraft started to grow. Notable among these were the Grumman F7F, North American B-25 and AJ-1, Douglas A-26, Consolidated PB4Y- and the huge Martin JRM-3 Mars. While the …

Built for the US Navy as 80404 in 1944. Sold as N7626C in 1958 and used for sky writing. Converted to a fire bomber in the early 60s then to the Weeks Air Museum in 1986 and …

However, we soon found, by some joint testing with CDF and the Experiment Station, that on a hot, dry summer day, if you drop 100 gallons at 50 feet, none of it gets to the ground. We …