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Canadair CL-215 facts for kids

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American Canadair CL-215.

The Canadair CL-215 is a Canadian sea plane dedicated to firefighting and air transport. It is a twin-engine aircraft. It is, and it was, used in Canada, France, Greece, Turkey, and USA. Bombardier CL-415 is a modernized variant.

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  • Canadair CL-215 Hellenic AF2

    Head-on view of a Hellenic Air Force CL-215, 2007

  • Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Arrival of Foreign Aid to IAF Bases, Dec 2010 (5)

    A Canadair CL-215 on the ground; note the deployed undercarriage

  • Buffalo Airways Canadair CL-215 cockpit cropped

    The cockpit of a Buffalo Airways CL-215, September 2010

  • Buffalo Airways Canadair CL-215 bomb door

    Internal view of the "bomb door" from which water is dropped

  • 4316MAT5

    A turboprop-powered CL-215T of the Spanish Air Force

  • CL215-263

    Canadair CL-215 in Canadian civil service

  • Mndnr-cl215-N266NR-071028-fox-tanker266-02-16

    One of Minnesota DNR's Scoopers. The department lent the aircraft to the effort to fight the California wildfires of October 2007, and it is seen here at Fox Field.

  • Buffalo Airways Canadair CL-215 water containers

    Water tanks with fire suppressant tank at the rear. At the top of the tanks are funnels that allow water to spill overboard if excess is collected during replenishment operations

  • CL-215 au Québec02

    A CL-215 in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, the Canadian province of Québec

  • DWCL215

    CL-215s belonging to the Canadian province of Alberta

See also

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