AT-802F Croatian Air Force (19587466424)
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I had no plans to go after aircraft during my holiday in Croatia (with wife and daughter), but fortunately the aircraft came to me.
The Croatian Air Force has several of these odd machines, Air Tractors, in use as fire fighters. So seeing them in action is not always good news. And I saw this one (890) a lot at Split airport around the 24th of July, when a large part of the Peljesac-peninsula was on fire. The plane was flying in and out of the field for hours to reload fire retardant. Some Canadair CL-415s and Mi-8s with 'Bambi Bucket' were also active in the area.
The planes only came close enough for a photo when I did not have my camera ready. I took the photo on the 31st when I was waiting for my flight back to Amsterdam. Shortly after take-off I saw the AT-802 actually dropping its load on a forest fire.
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