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  • Update: As someone in the Canadian Air Force wrote me: "If they get elected apparently the Hornet will have to look into water-bombing."

    NDP defence platform: Sergeant Smokey the Bear 2008

  • I have vivid memories of playing that firefighting game, and the feeling of futility if you missed that short window of immediately water-bombing the fire as soon as you could.

    Political Correctness at the Ontario Science Center 2008

  • Only one helicopter was still water-bombing fires at Silvermine by late Thursday afternoon.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • Australia has already provided $2.1 million in assistance including through water-bombing, public education, training, and fire-fighting equipment in Indonesia, and pollution-monitoring equipment in Malaysia.

    Australia Helps Address Haze Problem in South East Asia 1998

  • Further north, in the Swan Valley district, some 150 firefighters using six water-bombing helicopters and trucks were battling another wildfire.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Further north, in the Swan Valley district, some 150 firefighters using water-bombing helicopters and trucks had contained another fire by early today.

    The Guardian World News 2011

  • Further north, in the Swan Valley district, some 150 firefighters using water-bombing helicopters and trucks had contained another fire by early Monday.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

  • Ground crews and water-bombing aircraft fought the fire that started yesterday evening and came within 800 metres of Kingfisher Bay Resort, causing the resort to move about 50 staff and guests out of its 500 occupants.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Further north, in the Swan Valley district, some 150 firefighters using water-bombing helicopters and trucks had contained another fire by early Monday.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • Further north, in the Swan Valley district, some 150 firefighters using water-bombing helicopters and trucks were battling another wildfire.

    chron.com Chronicle 2011

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