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Firefighting from the air: Bundeswehr extinguishes with Bambi

The forests are dangerously dry again. This is one of the reasons why the German Armed Forces practiced clearing from the air near Nordheim. The pilot showed all his skills.

Firefighting exercise: Below the Vogelsburg, the Bundeswehr’s helicopter is approaching to fill the tank with water in the Main. Photo: Bundeswehr / P. Straub

A helicopter hovers just above the water above the Altmain near Nordheim like a giant insect hidden by bushes and trees. The helicopter pulls a huge sack behind it on a long rope. The side door is open, a soldier in a combat suit and helmet leans out. Suddenly, at the Bundeswehr water training area, the helicopter rises again, the sack hangs in the air.

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