What is Water bomber?
[[File:Pélican 32 Gérard JOYON PROT CANADAIR 2006.jpg|thumb|[[France|French]]'s ''Sécurité Civile'' [[Bombardier CL-415]] '''water bomber'''.]] A '''water bomber''' is an [[aircraft]] dedicated to [[firefighter|firefighting]], and in particular for [[forest fire|forest fires]]. It can be a [[helicopter]] or a [[sea plane]]. Generally it is a conversion of a former [[military]] or [[cargo aircraft|cargo]] aircraft, but some were designed and built at the beginning like water bombers. It is the case of [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Canadair CL-215]]. Water bombers are used both by [[air force|air forces]], [[administration|administrations]], and private societies. {{stub}} [[Category:Aircraft]] [[Category:Firefighting]]