How an Ex-Hollywood Stunt Pilot and a Park Ranger Invented Aerial Firefighting

History.net posted the improbable true story of how aerial firefighting first got its start, providing details on Floyd “Speed” Nolta and Joe Ely, who pioneered the air-tanker concept in the 1950's.

How an Ex-Hollywood Stunt Pilot and a Park Ranger Invented Aerial Firefighting

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