DIVING INTO FIRE! - Canadair CL-415 Firefighting - Croatian Air Force - YouTube

For the last week, a series of wildfires erupted near Žrnovnica, Croatia. First started with a lightning storm then helped by strong winds. As one wildfire ends, another one starts due to embers flying with strong winds. This particular wildfire started above the source of the river Žrnovnica and spread up the mountain due to high winds again. What made things worse for the aerial firefighters was the shortage of time to react with only 90 minutes to help out the ground forces before darkness. And the terrain itself and a mass of high powered power lines. In some cases the CL-415 was basically dive bombing water on the fire. Thankfully, this wildfire was localized during the night. INSTAGRAM: FACEBOOK: TWITTER: FLICKR: @N02/ CAMERA: Canon EOS R7 Canon EF-S 18-135mm IS-USM Power Zoom Adapter PZ-E1 (Handheld) LOCATION: Žrnovnic