"Ron" wrote in message
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The C-130 fire bomber crash in California put many of the airframes on a
course for being beer cans.


Not entirely true. Forest Service will not accept them for any retardant
tanker work. I believe some of the C-130As were used this summer, but
outside
the country.

I know people who retrofit C-130s and they are saying many will soon be beer
cans. The water bomber crash was bad for the C-130, but good for
Bombardier.