See the video at: https://www.viory.video/en/videos/a3032_23072026/it-s-a-long-spray-to-tipperary-irish-air-corps-helicopter-pounds-slievenamon-mountain-blaze-with-repeated-water-drops By stewartb Something for the unhappy residents of Nethy Bridge to reflect upon? From The National (July 26): ‘UK fails to provide wildfire water‑bombing support for Cairngorms fire’. ‘ ‘John Swinney said the Scottish Government had requested aerial support to drop water on the fire but was told that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) did not have such equipment. (my emphasis) And: ‘The First Minister said: “The Scottish Government requested military assistance, in the form of aerial support to drop water on the fire, from the Ministry of Defence to supplement existing aerial resources that are in place. “We have received … Continue reading MoD admits it had no firefighting aircraft capable of helping with Cairngorm wildfire while the Air Corps in Ireland is currently ‘pounding’ a smaller one