Fire Bomber Training Mission

[Aharon]

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Here is exclusive fire bombing training mission flight from CYTZ Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport located on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Canada to KYIP Detroit Metro Willow Run Airport located in Van Buren Charter Township and Ypsilanti Township near Ypsilanti in Michigan. This KYIP airport is famous for Willow Run manufacturing plant producing a total of 8,685 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers.

Nice view of propellers with background view of famous CN Tower



Close pre-flight inspection of engines



Starting left engines with background view of famous Toronto landscape buildings



Starting right engines



Entering into runway 08 for take off



Airborne on climb to FL200 with background view of famous CN Tower and Rogers Center stadium which is home of Blue Jays baseball team



You can see on lower left corner a highway called Gardiner Expressway



Making right 180 degree turn above waters of Lake Ontario to head toward west



Still on climb to FL200 above the same lake





Nice wing view of entire city of Toronto



Now cruising at FL200



Passing nice Canadian landscape



Check out nice row of houses in front of right engines



Passing some local Canadian high school with running track and baseball field



Finest demonstration of Canada having its fall season!



Passing city of London in southwestern Ontario, Canada approximately 120 miles from Toronto



Passing view of Thames river in front of the plane (yep they call it Thames river although it is in Canada, not in England)



Starting to descend to get ready for fire bombing practice



Passing waters of Lake Saint Clair



Starting to circle around to find target to do fire bombing



Fire bombing!!



Making more circles to find more targets for fire bombings





Passing some small Canadian town



Passing background view of KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport located in Detriot's suburb called Romulus, Michigan



Getting closer to target with background view of brilliance of fall season colors



Looking for the specific target



Found target and time for fire bombing!



Mission accomplished and seconds before touchdown



Touchdown spewing lots of black dirt smokes





Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting flight!

Regards,

Aharon

[Splitpin]

Yet another very detailed post ....where is that P-3 model and paint from?

[Aharon]

Yet another very detailed post ....where is that P-3 model and paint from?

Splitpin,

Thanks for your kind words.

That P-3 Orion model base is FREEWARE by KBT that can be found on avsim (just look for latest version) and the livery is from some virtual airline whose name has escaped my memory but there are plenty of Aero Union liveries on avsim anyway.

Regards,

Aharon

[sjimc2000]

Some nice shots there Aharon.

Cheers,, Jim

[Splitpin]

"That P-3 Orion model base is FREEWARE by KBT that can be found on avsim (just look for latest version) and the livery is from some virtual airline whose name has escaped my memory but there are plenty of Aero Union liveries on avsim anyway."

Thank you.

[Aharon]

Sjimc2000,

Thanks for your kind words and nice to meet you here on NZFF forums!!

Splitpin,

No problem!!

Regards,

Aharon