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July 16 2007, a devastating forest fire in south of France led 7 Canadair of the "Sécurité Civile" to scoop water on the Saint Cassien lake. It is too often under tragic circumstances that we can see those beautiful planes flying.

Can you imagine 7 planes flying in close formation, passing a few meters above the bridge (car traffic was forbidden when the planes were passing) and litterally diving onto the lake to scoop water?

As the lake is not straight and rather narrow, pilots had to do a tricky manoeuver while they scooped water. They climbed up at the last second, passed over the Tanneron hill and flew back over the fire to drop water.
We can only admire the job, these pilots have been doing that day. Flying for several hours in severe conditions, not even 10 minutes passed between each scooping.