I remember these flying over my house

[jmig]

We had a navy base where these guys trained. They flew over our house all the time. I have never before seen on in civilian dress. This plane was located at Weeds, CA airport.
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[Daveroo]

calfire uses them exclusively...they have garrett turboprops on them now though...S2T grumman trackers....i live just a few miles from the grass valley airattack base in northern california...i see and hear them all sumer long plus im 35 miles east of McCellan airpark where they are based over the winter...wonderfull sight to see 25-30 trackers parked in a line along with the OV-10 broncos