![Photograph taken in 1964 (Source: B Rees) : FCV Retardant Tri](/administrator/cache/preview/9d87eba8ba5e53af0df431e4fe8442f6.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1964 (Source: B Rees) : FCV Retardant Trial at Ballarat - a Ceres Aircraft using thickened water. (l to r) Athol Hodgson, Val Cleary, Ted Gill
![Photograph taken in 1964 (Source: B Rees) : FCV Retardant Tri](/administrator/cache/preview/8859cba36d477dc19d86a187d5bb5b8e.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1964 (Source: B Rees) : FCV Retardant Trial at Ballarat - a Ceres Aircraft using thickened water
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Photograph taken in 1964 (Source: B Rees) : FCV Retardant Trial at Ballarat - a Ceres Aircraft using thickened water
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Photograph taken in 1964 (Source: B Rees) : FCV Retardant Trial at Ballarat - a Ceres Aircraft using thickened water
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Photograph taken in 1964 (Source: B Rees) : FCV Retardant Trial at Ballarat - a Ceres Aircraft using thickened water. Athol Hodgson on the wing
![Photograph taken in 1964 (Source: B Rees) : FCV Retardant Tri](/administrator/cache/preview/545974cbfb833a0647fb5ee26b8cd1ff.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1964 (Source: B Rees) : FCV Retardant Trial at Ballarat - a Ceres Aircraft using thickened water
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Photograph taken in about 1968 (Source: B Rees) : Benambra Firebombing Base
![Photograph taken in 1971 (Source: B Rees) : Snowy Range Airst](/administrator/cache/preview/2be1ef9af777de4193b6de98df97fd22.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1971 (Source: B Rees) : Snowy Range Airstrip
![Photograph taken in 1971 (Source: B Rees) : Snowy Range Airst](/administrator/cache/preview/cad4912cc6b515f284f69dad7ccf3c08.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1971 (Source: B Rees) : Snowy Range Airstrip
![Photograph taken in 1971 (Source: B Rees) : Twin Otter Drop T](/administrator/cache/preview/6c1bbed8b2a1386dc9a6eba7461e0712.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1970 (Source: B Rees) : Twin Otter Drop Trials - Snowy Range - Val Cleary in the foreground
![Photograph taken in 1980 (Source: B Rees) : Western Aerial Be](/administrator/cache/preview/91a1eaa125032817be3701628e03703b.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1980 (Source: B Rees) : Western Aerial Beaver - Victoria Valley
![Photograph taken in 1980 (Source: B Rees) : Beaver, Western A](/administrator/cache/preview/02779d702e9a84c47d6e6afd84396414.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1980 (Source: B Rees) : Beaver, Western Aerial, Victoria Valley
![Photograph taken in 1982 (Source: B Rees) : Bull Thrush Retar](/administrator/cache/preview/b0308706028f433c17d460c9abbd489d.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1982 (Source: B Rees) : Bull Thrush Retardant Drop Trials - CFA, Fiskville
![Photograph taken on 8/2/1982 (Source: B Rees) : RAAF C130 MAFF](/administrator/cache/preview/8806529fd5c697e28922591f64883833.jpg)
Photograph taken on 8/2/1982 (Source: B Rees) : RAAF C130 Hercules with MAFFS - Mt Hickey
![Photograph taken on 8/2/1982 (Source: B Rees) : RAAF C130 MAFF](/administrator/cache/preview/eca77d17c8452db21fbf2ac54f3358cf.jpg)
Photograph taken on 8/2/1982 (Source: B Rees) : RAAF C130 Hercules with MAFFS - Mt Hickey
![Photograph taken in 1982/83 (Source: B Rees) : Superspread Be](/administrator/cache/preview/d58361474b1393c2d1660fd0fcb80888.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1982/83 (Source: B Rees) : Superspread Beavers - Mallacoota - Portable Retardant Mixer
![Photograph taken in 1982/83 (Source: B Rees) : RAAF C130 Herc](/administrator/cache/preview/ce469d20692292e517fa0dbffe81c109.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1982/83 (Source: B Rees) : RAAF C130 Hercules with MAFFS - Mount Stapylton, Grampians
![Photograph probably taken near Benambra in 1967 (Source: B Rees)](/administrator/cache/preview/443110cf50817535a25acd3e132e144d.jpg)
Photograph probably taken near Benambra in 1965/66 (Source: B Rees) : "The first recorded instance of the operational use of aircraft to attack a wildfire in Australia was in 1967 when two Piper Pawnees dropped chemical fire retardant on a small fire in remote mountain country near Benambra in north-eastern Victoria". This is a test flight from the previous year.
![Photograph taken by Ross Runnalls on 5 February 1983 : The first](/administrator/cache/preview/f3237aabac514a467fd588848cba5ec9.jpg)
Photograph taken by Ross Runnalls on 5 February 1983 : The first major Cann River fire - RAAF Hercules with MAFFS working on a spotfire in the East Wingan
![Photograph taken by Ross Runnalls on 6 February 1983 at 1700hrs](/administrator/cache/preview/c807d1c6009eb3374e5de45ecc8260e3.jpg)
Photograph taken by Ross Runnalls on 6 February 1983 at 1700hrs : The first major Cann River fire - RAAF Hercules with MAFFS working on a spotfire east of Cann River
![Photograph taken by Ross Runnalls on 7 February 1983 : The first](/administrator/cache/preview/ad8243cd2fd65563b892aecec7db1c32.jpg)
Photograph taken by Ross Runnalls on 7 February 1983 : The first major Cann River fire - Beaver firebomber landing at Noorinbee Airstrip
![Photograph taken by Ross Runnalls on 8 February 1983 : The first](/administrator/cache/preview/ab61cd1a0f6032d573e087f5d6609f54.jpg)
Photograph taken by Ross Runnalls on 8 February 1983 : The first major Cann River fire - Jayrow helicopters at Noorinbee Airstrip
![Photograph taken by Ross Runnalls on 10 March 1983 : The second](/administrator/cache/preview/703c69390ad8ceafc20f0b5abcc16f73.jpg)
Photograph taken by Ross Runnalls on 10 March 1983 : The second major Cann River fire - RAAF Hercules with MAFFS working on a spotfire east of Mallacoota Inlet
![Photograph taken by Ross Runnalls on 10 March 1983 : The second](/administrator/cache/preview/2b694c200f36ac9e241ca561af5f4926.jpg)
Photograph taken by Ross Runnalls on 10 March 1983 : The second major Cann River fire - NSCA Bell 212 operating with bucket east of Mallacoota Inlet
![Photograph taken in 1982/83 (Source: B Rees) : RAAF C130 Herc](/administrator/cache/preview/367aa58a55443bfe759c313e0208f18d.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1982/83 (Source: B Rees) : RAAF C130 Hercules with MAFFS - Cann River
![Photograph taken in 1984/85 (Source: B Rees) : NSCA Bell 205](/administrator/cache/preview/ee1bce56619fa528a119398ae336fac7.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1984/85 (Source: B Rees) : NSCA Bell 205 - Buckland Valley
![Photograph taken in 1985 (Source: B Rees) : NSCA Bell 205 fil](/administrator/cache/preview/c7d96c53d895be12d5d3b61074ceb83c.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1985 (Source: B Rees) : NSCA Bell 205 filling at Lake Catani on the Buffalo Plateau
![Photograph taken in 1988 (Source: B Rees) : Conair NSCA F27 -](/administrator/cache/preview/2b0a2eea192500a564f69922be798a98.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1988 (Source: B Rees) : Conair NSCA F27 - Gippsland
![Photograph taken in 1997 (Source: B Rees) : Conair CL215 - Es](/administrator/cache/preview/77b62f2f137bbd5c4a4aad4f16f466f1.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1997 (Source: B Rees) : Conair CL215 - Essendon
![Photograph taken in 1988 (Source: B Rees) : Erickson Aircrane](/administrator/cache/preview/be8567162acde7aa512720a5d26ca8cb.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1998 (Source: B Rees) : Erickson Aircrane working on a fire near Macedon
![Photograph taken in 1969 (Source: B Rees) : Snow Commander -](/administrator/cache/preview/7b724c4efee4ce7a076fd1d8cfa54cdf.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1969 (Source: B Rees) : Snow Commander - AG Airwork - Grampians
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Photograph taken in February 1971 (Source: G Cleary) : Jessop Firebombing Base