The 6th February 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the first organised operational firebombing flights in Australia. On 6 Feb 1967, two Piper Pawnees contracted from Alpine Aviation of Benambra made the first operational drops of retardant on a small lightning-strike fire in north-eastern Victoria.      These the two aircraft, VH-MOK and VH-GWS, were flown … Continue reading 50 Years of Firebombing Operations