A trial demonstration was arranged at Orange, N.S.W., in which a Cessna plane carrying 75 gallons of water was used to find out what part light aircraft can play in fighting grass fires. Although the test was inconclusive it did show that a small plane would be of no use on a day of extreme fire danger.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000150
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire fighters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire prevention - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire control
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire fighters
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire prevention - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Fire extinction - Equipment and supplies
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire control
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire extinction - Equipment and supplies
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire fighters
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire prevention - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)