Portugal

[SPman]

Just a word about the disastrous forest fires in Portugal - 64 dead and they've also lost a water bomber.
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2017/06/21/02/38/firefighting-plane-crashes-in-portugal
Industrial planting of Eucalypts.....that certainly wouldn't help - we Aussies know how they go off in a bush fire.....

 

[Daveroo]

turns out the loss of the tanker was false,or seems to be false.a reporter had reported a woman had seen one go down,but they think she had seen a plane fly over,then witnessed a propane tank explode in the same area at the same time.a report is posted at

http://fireaviation.com/2017/06/20/reports-of-an-air-tanker-crash-in-portugal-appear-to-be-false/


im not saying the poster is wrong,just adding to the report.