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Air Corps help tackle fires in Donegal/Mayo.

Oscar Bravo · 2011-05-01 18:03:57

Two AW139'S and an EC135 have been used to help put out fires in Donegal and in the Poontoon area of Mayo. "279" is in Donegal while "278" in en route to Mayo to assist EI-MIK which has been there all afternoon.Echo 271 carrying a fire fighting specialist has been routeing between the two areas.Defender(254) was also…

01-05-2011 6:03pm

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Two AW139'S and an EC135 have been used to help put out fires in Donegal and in the Poontoon area of Mayo. "279" is in Donegal while "278" in en route to Mayo to assist EI-MIK which has been there all afternoon.Echo 271 carrying a fire fighting specialist has been routeing between the two areas.Defender(254) was also overhead the fire in Poontoon for a while earlier.

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#2 01-05-2011 8:18pm

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Just saw it on the news, good to see the 139's bambi buckets in action. What sort of idiot would start a fire like that though?

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