DW> Somewhere in western Canada (I think) they've converted an old Lockheed
 DW> 10-11 airliner into a water-bomber, to dump huge amounts of water on
 DW> forest fires. It's impressive!

I think you may be thinking of Evergreen Aviation here in
the Portland, Oregon area who converted a DC-10.  They're
having trouble getting contracts with BLM, last I heard.

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